Lockport, New York

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city municipality

Lockport, New York is a small city in western New York State known for its historic canal locks and role as a key transportation hub along the Erie Canal.

Aliases (2)

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → municipality →
areaCode	716 →
climate	humid continental climate →
country	United States →
county	Niagara County NERFINISHED →
daylightSavingTimeZone	Eastern Daylight Time →
distanceTo	about 20 miles northeast of Buffalo, New York →
elevationAboveSeaLevel	approximately 650 feet →
foundedFor	supporting Erie Canal construction and operation →
governmentType	city government →
hasAttraction	Erie Canal Discovery Center → Lockport Locks and Erie Canal Cruises →
hasEconomicActivity	retail → services →
hasEducationalInstitution	Lockport City School District →
hasFeature	Erie Canal Flight of Five locks → Lockport Cave → historic downtown district →
hasHeritage	canal-era engineering →
hasHistoricDistrict	High and Locust Streets Historic District → Lowertown Historic District →
hasIndustry	manufacturing → tourism →
hasMuseum	Niagara County Historical Society →
hasPark	Day Road Park → Outwater Memorial Park →
hasRiver	Eighteen Mile Creek NERFINISHED →
historicRole	key point on the original Erie Canal route →
isCountySeatOf	Niagara County NERFINISHED →
isPartOf	Niagara Frontier →
isTouristDestinationFor	Erie Canal history →
knownFor	historic canal locks → role as transportation hub on the Erie Canal →
locatedIn	Western New York →
locatedNear	Niagara Falls →
locatedNorthOf	Buffalo, New York →
locatedOnWaterway	Erie Canal →
namedAfter	Erie Canal locks →
partOf	Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area →
postalCodePrefix	14094 →
region	Great Lakes region →
state	New York →
timeZone	Eastern Time Zone →
transportationRole	canal-era shipping hub → connection point between Lake Erie and interior New York via Erie Canal →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
John J. Raskob → Joyce Carol Oates → Timothy McVeigh ("Lockport, New York, United States") →	placeOfBirth
Pendleton, New York →	borders
Niagara County, New York ("City of Lockport, New York") →	contains
Niagara County, New York →	countySeat
Western New York →	hasCity
Pendleton, New York →	hasNeighboringCity
Erie Canal →	passesThrough