Raymond Hall

Historical marker location:

Potsdam, New York

( Marker is at the intersection of Potsdam Drive and Pierrepont Avenue (New York State Route 56), on the right when traveling east on Potsdam Drive.)

Benjamin Raymond 1774 - 1824.

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.