Lackawanna is a city in Erie County, New York, U.S., located just south of the city of Buffalo in the western part of New York state. The population was 18,141 at the 2010 census. The name derives from the Lackawanna Steel Company. It is part of the Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area. The city of Lackawanna is in the southwestern part of the county.
Population: 18,141
Latitude: 42° 49' 32.20" N
Longitude: -78° 49' 24.13" W
The Attica Prison riot occurred at the Attica Correctional Facility in Attica, New York, United States in 1971. This riot is one of the most famous and important riots during the Prisoners' Rights Movement. The riot was based upon prisoners' demands…
Colgan Air Flight 3407, marketed as Continental Connection under a codeshare agreement with Continental Airlines, was a scheduled passenger flight from Newark, New Jersey to Buffalo, New York.
The 25th President of the United States, William McKinley, was shot and fatally wounded on September 6, 1901, inside the Temple of Music on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. McKinley was shaking hands with the public w…
Leon Frank Czolgosz (Polish form: Czołgosz, Polish pronunciation: [ˈt͡ʂɔwɡɔʂ]; May 5 1873 – October 29, 1901; also used surname "Nieman" and variations thereof) was an American anarchist and former steel worker, of Polish descent, responsible for th…
The Attica Correctional Facility is a maximum security/supermax New York State prison located in the town of Attica, New York, operated by the New York State Department of Correctional Services. After it was constructed in the 1930s, it held many of…
Angola, New York includes both a village and a beach community in Erie County, New York, United States. Located on the shores of Lake Erie, the area is located about 30 miles south of the Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area. As of the 2010 Censu…
The First Niagara Center, formerly known as HSBC Arena and Marine Midland Arena, is a multipurpose indoor arena located in downtown Buffalo, New York, USA.
Erie County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 919,040. The county seat is Buffalo.
Ralph Wilson Stadium (originally Rich Stadium) is an outdoor football stadium in the northeastern United States, located in Orchard Park, New York, a suburb south of Buffalo. Opened 42 years ago in 1973, it is the home of the Buffalo Bills of the Na…
Buffalo Niagara International Airport (IATA: BUF, ICAO: KBUF, FAA LID: BUF) is in Cheektowaga,New York, named after the Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area. The airport serves Buffalo, New York and Southern Ontario, Canada. It is the busiest air…
Canisius College /kəˈniːʃəs/ is a private college in Buffalo, New York, United States located within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo. The college was founded in 1870 by members of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) from Germany and is named after …
United States area code 716 is an area code that is used for the western corner of New York, including Buffalo, Niagara Falls and the surrounding area.
The State University of New York College at Buffalo is a public college in Buffalo, New York, United States, and is part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system. Buffalo State was founded in 1871 as the Buffalo Normal School for the traini…
Darien Lake is a theme park resort located between Buffalo and Rochester in Darien Center, New York, United States, south of the New York State Thruway (I-90) on State Highway 77. It is owned by CNL Lifestyle Properties and operated by Premier Parks…
The Larkin Building was designed in 1904 by Frank Lloyd Wright and built in 1906 for the Larkin Soap Company of Buffalo, New York. The five story dark red brick building used pink tinted mortar and utilized steel frame construction. It was noted for…
WIVB-TV, virtual channel 4 (UHF digital channel 39), is a CBS-affiliated television station located in Buffalo, New York, United States. The station is owned by Media General, as part of a duopoly with CW affiliate WNLO (channel 23).
Fort Erie (2011 population 29,960) is a town on the Niagara River in the Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada.
The Anchor Bar is a bar and restaurant in Buffalo, New York, located north of Downtown Buffalo at the intersection of Main and North Streets. The restaurant was initially established in 1935. It is accessible by Buffalo Metro Rail, being approximate…