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In 1842, the world's first steam powered elevator to transfer and store grain opened on this site. Buffalo merchant Joseph Dart and machinist Robert Dunbar built the elevator following precedents set by Oliver Evans. Its basic principles are still used in elevators along Buffalo's waterfront.
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Buffalo, New York · United States
