SAMUEL HELM
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NYS Historic
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- Buffalo Police Station 695 Main Street, Buffalo, NY
- 42.893031, -78.871659
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Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society
SAMUEL HELM
Inscription
SAMUEL HELMA GERMAN-AMERICAN
SETTLED NEAR HERE IN 1809
KILLED DURING BRITISH RAID
IN WAR OF 1812, NAMESAKE
OF STEUBEN SOCIETY UNIT 144
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2018
German-American Samuel Helm arrived in the area what was once the village of Buffalo in 1809. He worked as a ferryman until he was killed during a British Raid in the War of 1812. While Helm passed away years ago his memory lives on as the namesake of The Steuben Society of America – Samuel Helm Unit #144, an organization that celebrates the European heritage of its members.
