Editing Silver Creek, New York (section)

== History ==
The community was first settled circa 1803, and the first school house was erected in approximately 1823. In 1822 a well-known{{according to whom|date=November 2024}} [[black walnut]] tree, measuring about {{convert|10|ft|m}} in diameter, was blown over in a storm. The village of Silver Creek was incorporated in 1848, and was an important port on Lake Erie until railroads reduced shipping. The village is home to a [[skew arch]] railroad bridge, one of the few bridges in the country built on an angle. In September 1886, two trains collided near this location, killing approximately 15 and injuring roughly the same number.