Erie County, NY

Said to be one of the most polluted waterways in Upstate New York.

Tonawanda Coke Corporation (TCC) has operated a coke manufacturing facility at this location since 1978, and the property has been used for the coke manufacturing since 1917. Coke is made by heating coal at high temperatures in the absence of air. On October 14, 2018, TCC suspended operations and initiated process shutdown to permanently close its facility.

While maybe lacking the rich farm dirt of many part of Wyoming County to the east, once you get south of Hamburg - Orchard Park, there is a lot of acreage under cultivation.

A series of topographic maps from Buffalo in 1948 and 1950, that show the city before construction of the NYS Thruway and other major arterial highways through the city.