Village of Clyde NYS Historic Marker Unveilings

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The Village of Clyde will host a dedication ceremony for five historic markers on Thursday, July 25. The program will begin at 5:30 p.m. in Lauraville Landing Park where two of the markers are located. One marker commemorates Block House Road, which is named for an 18th century fortification that once stood nearby and the other recognizes the West Shore railroad line.

The tour of markers will then proceed to other nearby points in the village. Those markers commemorate the site of a 1902 train wreck, a fire that destroyed several buildings in the 1840s and the site of an iron works facility that made farm implements. The ceremony will conclude with dedication of a new plaque for a World War One cannon in central park across from the Village Hall. An informal reception will follow at the Clyde Municipal Building.

Marker Inscription
BLOCK HOUSE ROAD
FOLLOWED NATIVE AMERICAN
TRAIL THAT ONCE CROSSED RIVER
NEAR HERE. NAMED CA. 1858
FOR 18TH C. FORTIFICATION
ON NORTH SIDE OF RIVER.
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2018

Marker Inscription
WEST SHORE RR
TRAINS RAN HERE 1884-1995.
STATION & WAREHOUSES LOCATED
NEAR THIS SITE. BY 1961 ONLY
WATER TANK REMAINED.
TRACKS REMOVED 1995.
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2018

Marker Inscription
TRAIN WRECK
ON MAY 2, 1902 ABOUT 400 FT.
SOUTH OF THIS SITE FAST MAIL
TRAIN NO. 3 COLLIDED WITH A
FREIGHT TRAIN. 13 MAIL CLERKS
WERE INJURED, TWO CREW DIED.
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2018

Marker Inscription
CONFLAGRATION
ON APRIL 8, 1847 A FIRE
THAT BEGAN IN AN OLD BARN
DESTROYED SEVERAL BUILDINGS
ACROSS FROM THIS SITE. RAIN
HELPED CONTAIN FLAMES.
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2018

Marker Inscription
IRON WORKS
EST. CA. 1831 ON THIS SITE
MADE FARM IMPLEMENTS. LATER
EXPANDED TO MAKE BOILERS,
TRACTION & PORTABLE STEAM
ENGINES. CLOSED 1954.
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2018