Bowmansville, New York
| Bowmansville, New York | |
|---|---|
| hamlet | |
  Bowmansville, New York Location within the state of New York | |
| Coordinates: 42°56′27″N 78°41′5″W / 42.94083°N 78.68472°WCoordinates: 42°56′27″N 78°41′5″W / 42.94083°N 78.68472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Erie |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 716 |
Bowmansville is a hamlet located in the Town of Lancaster in Erie County, New York, United States.[1] The hamlet is named after Benjamin Bowman, the owner of sawmills on Ellicott Creek in the center of the hamlet.
Bowmansville contains the Bowmansville Volunteer Fire Department, located at 36 Main St., in Bowmansville.
Geography
Bowmansville is located at 42°56′27″N 78°41′5″W / 42.94083°N 78.68472°W (42.562793, -78.410556).[2] Bowmansville is in the northwest corner of the town and is centered on the Genesee Street Bridge (NY Route 33) over a cataract in Ellicott Creek. Downstream from Bowmansville, in the Town of Cheektowaga, bordered by Ellicott Creek, is the Pfohl Brothers Landfill, a superfund site.
History
The first actual settlers of the Town of Lancaster, as near as can be ascertained, were James and Asa Woodward, in 1803, in Bowmansville. In 1808 a road was cut from Buffalo through Lancaster village, eastward, and in the same year Daniel Robinson built the first sawmill in town at Bowmansville. About 1810 Benjamin Bowman purchased this mill and built another, and ever since then the place has been designated by his name. The gristmills were owned by the Bowman family for about fifty years; the grist mill passed to John Pentelow and is now abandoned. Bowmansville also had a train station for the West Shore Railroad just off of Maple Drive north of the hamlet.
Economy
Significant businesses in the area include Schmitt's Audi Volkswagen, founded in 1921, on Genesee Street, Salvatore's Italian Gardens Restaurant on Transit Road, the Harris Hill Golf Center, and the offices of Dr. Philip Penepent also on Genesee Street. Gregs Tree Service, a tree cutting company of the Buffalo area, is located in Bowmansville. The Sojka Family operates the business.
Major highways
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Interstate 90 (New York State Thruway) East-West tollway that passes just north of the hamlet.
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New York State Route 78 (Transit Road) North-South highway that marks the west edge of the hamlet.
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New York State Route 33 (Genesee Street) East-West Highway through the hamlet from the Lancaster town line on the west to the town line on the east.
Notable residents
- Adolf Family
- Amenta Family
- Bowman Family
- DioGuardi Family
- Friedrich Family
- Gruhler Family
- Marinelli Family
- Orel Family
- Robinson Family
- Schmitt Family
- Sojka Family
- Ulrich Family (Immigrated from Württemberg, Germany in 1840s)
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bowmansville, New York
- ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
