Turnpike

Historical marker location:

Walton, New York

( Marker is at the intersection of Delaware Street (New York State Route 10) and Prospect Street (New York State Route 10/206), on the right when traveling south on Delaware Street.)

Marker installed: 1949

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.