District #1

Historical marker location:

Pittsford, New York

( Marker is at the intersection of Mendon Road (New York State Route 64) and Mendon Center Road, on the right when traveling west on Mendon Road.)

Marker installed: 1939

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.