Escape Prevented NYS Historic Marker Dedication
Saturday, May 20th, 2023 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Amtrak Station: 825 Depot Ave W, Niagara Falls, NY 14305
A dedication ceremony for a new NYS historic marker commemorating Escape Prevented will be held in Niagara Falls, NY. The unveiling will begin at 12:00 p.m. on May 20, 2023.
Marker Inscription
ESCAPE PREVENTED
ON DEC. 16, 1864, LOCAL POLICE
OFFICER D. H. THOMAS ARRESTED
TWO CONFEDERATE SPIES NEARBY
AFTER THEIR ATTEMPT TO DERAIL
PASSENGER TRAIN SOUTH OF HERE.
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2022