Historical Marker
Meneely Bell Foundry
Historical marker location:
15 Broadway, Watervliet, New York
( Marker is on Broadway north of 15th Street, on the right when traveling south.)
Marker installed: 2021
1826-1951.
The New York City subway system, which opened in 1904, was the first rapid transit system in the world. The original line ran from City Hall to 145th Street in Harlem.