Forks, New York

Hamlet in New York, United States

Forks, New York

Hamlet

Forks

Coordinates: 42°54′14″N 78°45′15″W﻿ / ﻿42.90389°N 78.75417°W﻿ / 42.90389; -78.75417
Country| United States
State| New York
County| Erie
Town| Cheektowaga
Time zone| UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code| 716

Forks is a hamlet in the town of Cheektowaga in Erie County, New York, United States.[1] surrounded by George Urban Blvd, Dick Rd, Union Rd and Broadway St.[2]

Forks is the site of what was once one of the largest coal trestles in the United States, over half a mile long, which was built in the 1880s and burned in the 1920s.[3][4]

The Forks Hotel on Broadway St. was built in 1853 along the new Attica & Buffalo Railroad. The building served variously as a hotel, railroad station, post office and bar. In 1958 it was purchased by local magician Eddie Fechter, who operated it as a venue for magic shows. Fechter died in the late 1970s, and the hotel was sold, but continued to hold magic shows. The building was damaged by fire in 1998 and demolished in 2003.[5]

## References

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1. ^ "Forks". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
2. ^ Google maps
3. ^ "Forks". Historical Marker Project. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
4. ^ "A Big Thing". Buffalo Evening News. September 1, 1887. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
5. ^ "Forks Hotel". preservationready.org. Retrieved June 4, 2021.

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Municipalities and communities of Erie County, New York, United States

County seat: Buffalo

Cities|

* Buffalo
* Lackawanna
* Tonawanda

Towns|

* Alden
* Amherst
* Aurora
* Boston
* Brant
* Cheektowaga
* Clarence
* Colden
* Collins
* Concord
* Eden
* Elma
* Evans
* Grand Island
* Hamburg
* Holland
* Lancaster
* Marilla
* Newstead
* North Collins
* Orchard Park
* Sardinia
* Tonawanda
* Wales
* West Seneca

Villages|

* Akron
* Alden
* Angola
* Blasdell
* Depew
* East Aurora
* Farnham
* Gowanda‡
* Hamburg
* Kenmore
* Lancaster
* North Collins
* Orchard Park
* Sloan
* Springville
* Williamsville

CDPs|

* Angola on the Lake
* Billington Heights
* Cheektowaga
* Clarence
* Clarence Center
* Eden
* Eggertsville
* Elma Center
* Grandyle Village
* Harris Hill
* Highland-on-the-Lake
* Holland
* Lake Erie Beach
* North Boston
* Tonawanda
* Town Line
* University at Buffalo
* Wanakah
* West Seneca

Other
hamlets|

* Akron Junction
* Alden Center
* Armor
* Athol Springs
* Bagdad
* Bellevue
* Big Tree
* Blakeley
* Blossom
* Boston
* Bowmansville
* Brant
* Brighton
* Carnegie
* Chaffee
* Clarksburg
* Cleveland Hill
* Clifton Heights
* Collins Center
* Concord
* Creekside
* Crittenden
* Dellwood
* Derby
* Doyle
* Duells Corner
* Dutchtown
* East Amherst
* East Concord
* East Eden
* East Elma
* East Seneca
* Ebenezer
* Eden Valley
* Ellicott
* Elma
* Evans Center
* Ferry Village
* Footes
* Forks
* Fowlerville
* Gardenville
* Getzville
* Glenwood
* Green Acres Valley
* Griffins Mills
* Holland
* Hunts Corners
* Jerusalem Corners
* Jewettville
* Kenilworth
* Lake View
* Langford
* Lawtons
* Locksley Park
* Looneyville
* Loveland
* Marilla
* Marshfield
* Millersport
* Millgrove
* Morton Corners
* Mount Vernon
* Murrays Corner
* New Ebenezer
* New Oregon
* North Bailey
* North Evans
* Oakfield
* Patchin
* Peters Corners
* Pine Hill
* Pinehurst
* Pontiac
* Porterville
* Protection
* Sand Hill
* Sandy Beach
* Scranton
* Sheenwater
* Shirley
* Snyder
* South Cheektowaga
* South Newstead
* South Wales
* Spring Brook
* Swifts Mills
* Taylor Hollow
* Town Line Station
* Swormville
* Walden Cliffs
* Wales Center
* Wales Hollow
* Water Valley
* Webster Corners
* Wende
* West Alden
* West Falls
* Weyer
* Williston
* Windom
* Wolcottsburg
* Woodlawn
* Woodside
* Wyandale
* Zoar

Indian
reservations|

* Cattaraugus Reservation
* Tonawanda Reservation‡

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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