Burning of Blackrock and Buffalo
War of 1812
Early in the morning of December 30, 1813 over 1,000 British troops landed near the foot of present-day Amherst Street and proceeded to burn Black Rock, destroying all homes and buildings. They then marched to Buffalo and burned everything except the jail and the house of Margaret St. John.
Marker is at the intersection of Niagara Street and Amherst Street, on the right when traveling north on Niagara Street.
Courtesy hmdb.org
