Big Flats

Historical marker location:

3011 Bowen Road, Elma, New York

( Marker is on Bowen Road, 0.1 miles north of Cemetery Road, on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 2012

The first capital of the United States was actually located in New York City, from 1785 to 1790. The city also served as the temporary capital while Washington, D.C. was being built.