La Salle Built the Griffon
Hereabout in May, 1679
Robert Cavelier de La Salle
Built the Griffon, "of sixty
tons burthen," the first vessel
to sail the Upper Lakes.
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Erected by Niagara Frontier Historical Society
and
Presented to Niagara Frontier Landmarks Association
May, 1902
Marker can be reached from Buffalo Avenue (New York Route 265) west of Williams Road.
Courtesy hmdb.org
