Long Homestead
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Rayman
N 43° 01.271 W 078° 52.550
17T E 673080 N 4765356
This building was once Tonawanda's first schoolhouse.
Waymark Code: WM9V6
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 04/03/2006
Views: 44
The marker:
Built by Benjamin and Mary Long in 1829. In this home was held the first Sunday School in the Tonawandas.
The history:
In December of 1828, Benjamin and Mary Hershe Long arrived here from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, in a covered wagon drawn by oxen. With them were their five daughters, ranging in age from 6 months to 16 years.
Their home, built the following spring, is constructed of timber hand-hewn from trees cut down on the spot - black walnut for the walls and white oak for the beams. Pennsylvania German influence is reflected in the two front doors which open directly into the main rooms on the first floor.
The Erie Canal, completed in 1825, and its towpath passed directly in front of the homestead. The Long family, soon to include a son and another daughter, was witness for decades to sights and sounds unique to the Erie, its boatmen and their legendary animals.
Marker Name: Long Homestead
Marker Type: City
Agency: Erie County Sesquicentennial Committee
Dedication Date: -9223372036854775808
City/Town/Village Name: Tonawanda
County: Erie
Region: Niagara Frontier (Region 2)
Website: Not listed
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