Owego - Owego, NY
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ripraff
N 42° 06.444 W 076° 15.920
18T E 395383 N 4662475
This sign is by the station which is now a restaurant and bar, the Grand Central
Waymark Code: WMPK7Q
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 09/12/2015
Views: 4
text: "Owego birthplace of Erie here was held convention December 20, 1831 to further the charter of New York and Erie Railroad"
"1849 - The Second railroad to enter Owego arrives, the New York & Erie Railroad, which built
through Owego in 1849. This became the Erie Railroad, with its 6-foot gauge mainline between New York City and Dunkirk, becoming the famous "Southern Tier Main", still in use today through Owego by Norfolk Southern."
Marker Name: Owego
Marker Type: Roadside
Agency: State Education Department
Dedication Date: 1932
City/Town/Village Name: Owego
County: Tioga
Region: Finger Lakes (Region 3)
Website: [Web Link]
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