History
Quaker Road was established as a north–south highway between Hartland and Somerset sometime prior to 1897. By 1915, the segment of Quaker Road between Ridge Road and Lake Road in the hamlet of Somerset was taken over by Niagara County and designated as CR 15. On March 10, 1915, the county awarded a contract worth $65,258 (equivalent to $1.48 million in 2013) to rebuild the highway. Construction on the road began sometime around May 1, and it was reopened to traffic around November 1. The project finished slightly over-budget with a final cost of $65,554 (equivalent to $1.49 million in 2013). A celebration commemorating the completion of the rebuilt road was organized by the Barker Chamber of Commerce and held on December 6, 1915. The portion of Quaker Road between Ridge and Lake roads (then U.S. Route 104 and NY 18, respectively) was designated as NY 148 by the state of New York in 1960; however, ownership and maintenance of the route remained in the hands of Niagara County.
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