Lamont Memorial Library

Historical marker location:

5 West Main Street, McGraw, New York

( Marker is at the intersection of West Main Street (New York State Route 41) and Church Street, on the left when traveling east on West Main Street.)

Marker installed: 1952

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.