Niagara Frontier
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The Niagara Frontier refers to the stretch of land in the United States that is south of
The Niagara Frontier is part of the region known as Western New York State. The Niagara Frontier also forms the eastern part of the Great Lakes North Coast. Its southeastern boundary forms what is known as ski country, as it includes the northernmost area of the Appalachian Mountain foothills.
The National Weather Service office in Buffalo, New York defines the Niagara Frontier as the following:
- US 20A – includes Buffalo, New York
- Niagara County, New York – includes Niagara Falls, New York
- Orleans County, New York
- Genesee County, New York – includes Batavia, New York
Other, less common, definitions may include the following areas:
- Erie County, NY south of US 20A (also known as the Buffalo Southtowns)
- Chautauqua County, New York (particularly the area that is part of the Lake Erie watershed, north and west of the Chautauqua Ridge. The southeastern part of the county, in the Conewango Creek watershed, is not part of the Niagara Frontier. It is considered part of the adjacent Southern Tier to the east)
- Erie County, Pennsylvania – includes Erie, Pennsylvania
- Ashtabula County, Ohio
- Lake County, Ohio
- Cleveland, Ohio
History
The 17th-century
See also
References
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Citations
- ^ Pendergast 1994, p. 96.
- ^ Pendergast 1994, pp. 96–97.
- ^ Pendergast 1994, p. 98.
Sources
- Pendergast, James F. (March 1994). "The Kakouagoga or Kahkwas: An Iroquoian Nation Destroyed in the Niagara Region". Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. 138 (1). American Philosophical Society: 96–144. JSTOR 986707.
- "Niagara River – The Old Niagara Frontier", Old and Sold