Town of Boston Historical Markers

1. SITE OF THE JOHN LOVE MURDER Dec. 15, 1824 The Thayer brothers,

Isaac, Israel and Nelson, unable to repay the debt they owed to Great Lakes seaman,

John Love, murdered him in Israel's home. They were tried and hanged at Buffalo,

June 17, 1825. A great crowd witnessed this, the only public hanging in Erie County .

(Erected by Erie Bicentennial Commission 1975) [Historian's Note: Located where

Mayer Road meets Zimmerman Road .]

2. TYPHOID TRACED TO WELL In 1843, Typhoid Fever attacked 28 persons

with 10 deaths after a stranger's illness contaminated the water in the well at Fuller's Tavern.

The study by Austin Flint, M.D. is the classic story that first points the way to the real

cause of the disease. (Erected by the Boston Historical Society)

[Historian's Note: Located in North Boston .]

3. FIRST FIRE COMPANY The Boston Valley's first volunteer fire company was

organized in 1904. After seeing the futile efforts to battle the disastrous burning of

Schunk's Hotel and the Boston Town Hall , Fred Frank rallied the North Boston

community to support the formation of a local fire company.

[Historian's Note: Located in North Boston .]

4. HOME OF TALLCUT PATCHIN Tallcut Patchin lived here until 1834.

He was a man of unusual courage, a dynamic orator, preacher and founder of the

"Patchinite" sect. To establish a Post Office, in 1850, Boston Center was renamed

Patchin in his honor. (Erected by the Boston Historical Society)

[Historian's Note: The house is presently owned by the Simmeth family.]

5. BOSTON'S FIRST SETTLER In 1803, Charles Johnson purchased 50 acres of

open land in the forest, paying $2.25 per acre. He built the town's first log cabin in

1804 and raised the first frame barn in 1807. Johnson owned another 30 acres containing

visible remains of an early palisaded Indian village. (Erected by Erie County Sesquicentennial

Committee 1971) [Historian's Note: Located where Liebler Road meets Boston State Road.

The Boston Historical Society is aware of the deteriorated condition of this marker.]

6. BIRTHPLACE OF ELLEN BEACH YAW 1868 - 1947 "Lark" Ellen Beach Yaw,

world famous coloratura soprano, is credited with having sung the highest note ever achieved

by the human voice. She was the first famous Metropolitan Opera singer to record her voice

and later made several recordings for Thomas Edison. (Erected by the Boston Historical Society.)

[Historian's Note: The house still stands in the hamlet of Boston .]

7. PIONEER CHURCH Founded by Rev. John Spencer, missionary, 1811. Meeting house

erected 1837. Rear section housed select school, organized 1809. (New York State Education

Department 1938) [Historian's Note: The structure presently serves as the Boston Historical Society Museum .]