Historical Marker
Colonel William Baxter
Historical marker location:
New York, New York
( Marker is at the intersection of Audubon Avenue and 192nd Street, on the right when traveling north on Audubon Avenue.)
Marker installed: 1923
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.