La Salle Built the Griffon

<center><big>Hereabout in May, 1679<br> Robert Cavelier de La Salle<br> Built the <big>Griffon,</big> "of sixty<br> tons burthen," the first vessel<br> to sail the Upper Lakes.<br> &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br> Erected by Niagara Frontier Historical Society<br> and<br> Presented to Niagara Frontier Landmarks Association<br> May, 1902</big></center>