The passages were widened, with mining and blasting, groomed with walkways for tourists to visit the cave. The cave was explored in the 1860-1880’s, a corporation formed, and preparation was under way to make a commercial Show Cave like Secret Cavern or Howe Caverns in Schoharie County, central New York. The stone was hard and other caves in this stone, like Milk Cave in Lewiston, are tight but can be extensive, with some large rooms. It appears to be a cave carved into the Lockport Dolostone by 18-mile creek and runoff from ancient lakes. The present location would be near Cave Street off East Avenue. Posted in Uncategorized Leave a Comment on NIAGARA COUNTY NY, POOR HOUSE/INFIRMARY RECORDS The Lockport, New York Cave.Īs the legend goes settlers in early 1800’s learned of the Lockport Cave from Native Americans, at that time, it was known as Devil’s Cave, there was an entrance on the west bank of 18-mile creek. Contact me for information on an entry or question about 1-8, above.Also, the admission records will be posted when completed. When complete the Death Records on spread sheet will be posted on this blog.Jim Boles-project underway Admission records to be put on thumb drive Jan, 2022.Jim Boles-project underway-Death Records 1861-1970’s on spread sheet will be complete Sept 2021.Death records on spread sheet, 1861-1916. Jim Boles-I have Death Records -1861-1970’s-photo of each page on thumb drive.Has a bound death record book -transcribed? Records from 1861. Niagara County Genealogy Society, at the Niagara County History Center, Niagara St, Lockport NY.Niagara County History Center: Death Records, has my thumb drive, spread sheet, records 1860-1916-easy search.Niagara County Historians Office has Poor House Admission records (not death records) original book-not complete.The office also has my spread sheet thumb drive of years 1861-1916-easy search.Credit for the photo of each page goes to Michael Niethe of Lockport NY. Also has thumb drive -photo of each page, 1861-1970.Original book death records, found at the Niagara County Historians Office-Lockport, NY- Not complete -missing years 1829-1861- but does have 1861-1970’s.NIAGARA COUNTY NY, POOR HOUSE (Niagara Street Extension), INFIRMARY RECORDS (Davison Rd), Lockport NY -Records from 1829-1970’s Posted in Stories from the Springs Leave a Comment on The Springs on Cold Springs Road Lockport, New York Stone Well used by traveling Native Americans A cold spring is found in the gully behind the old stone fence. Reportedly used by travelers on Route 31. Stream running down the hill, and a pump house basin that was Of the club shows a spring house near the road (Route 31) with a Wrote an excellent history for a club publication. Starke is very knowledgeable about the property he Recently, working with Clifford Starke from the nearby LockportĬountry Club, we discovered many springs throughout theĬountry club golf course. The cemetery board who is very knowledgeable about its history, itīecame clear that there could have been several springs along this In a recent discussion with Linda Lee, a trustee of It has been mentioned that in earlier times they may have also been Kerrison also pointed out the close springs in the golf course, and As the cemeteryĮmployees go about their work, they sometimes run into it. It now runs under the length of the cemeteryĪnd exits near the railroad tracks to the north. Ran through the cemetery, and because of flooding problems it was Places.” Kerrison indicated that the spring and its stream at one time Underground pipe, the remnants of which can be seen in a couple of Kerrison, the Cold Springs Cemetery supervisor, said, “When theĬemetery was expanded to the east, the stream was diverted into an The DeSales school buildings that were razed in 1965. In my search for the spring, I saw water running out of the southīank of the cemetery on the southeast corner behind the remains of So the locations may not be the same as in earlier times. Paths, have been rerouted, and deep depressions have been filled in Which can be accessed at One thing to be noted is that both roads, which were once early November 15, 2014, edition of the Lockport Union-Sun & Journal, Overview of the Cold Springs area for “Niagara Discoveries” in the This area is theĬenter of much early local history and many speculative tales it does The corner of Cold Springs and Chestnut Ridge Roads. Hartland town historian Norm Lajoie also asked about the spring at The site of genuine Niagara County history Cold Springs Cemetery on Cold Springs Road, Lockport Ny. The transportation of prisoners to Fort Niagara by Native Americans. I received an email from Geoffrey Harding, who was interested in
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