Angola, New York

US Post Office—Angola is a historic post office building located at Angola in Erie County, New York. It was designed and built 1938–1939, and is one of a number of post offices in New York State designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect of the Treasury Department, Louis A. Simon. The building is in the Colonial Revival style. The interior features a cast-stone relief sculpture by Leopold Scholz executed in 1940 and titled A Pioneer Woman's Bravery.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

Evans is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 16,356 at the 2010 census. The town derives its name from David E. Evans, an agent of the Holland Land Company and nephew of land agent Joseph Ellicott. The town is approximately 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Buffalo and is a rural community with 12 miles (19 km) of waterfront. The town is located close to the major trading centers of the Northeast and is a bi-national gateway for commerce due to the region's border location with Canada.

The Angola Horror train wreck occurred on December 18, 1867, just after 3 p.m. when the last coach of the Buffalo-bound New York Express of the Lake Shore Railway derailed at a bridge in Angola, New York, United States, slid down into a gorge and caught fire, killing approximately 49 people. At the time, it was one of the deadliest train wrecks in American history.

Lake Shore High School is a public high school located in Angola, Erie County, New York, United States. It is the only high school operated by the Evans-Brant Central School District (Lake Shore). It serves students in the Town of Evans and Village of Angola, the Town of Brant and a portion of the Cattaraugus Indian Reservation. The current principal is Dr. Katy Berner-Wallen, the current assistant principals are Mrs.Julie Schwab, and Mr. Daryl Besant.

Pioneer Cemetery, also known as Evans Center Cemetery, is a historic cemetery located at Evans Center in Erie County, New York. It consists of 10 to 11 rows of burials, with the oldest dating to 1810. The majority of the burials date between 1810 and 1860, with the most recent burial in 1928. Most are marked with simple tablet headstones. It features hilly terrain with a prominent rise at the center of the cemetery.It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.

Evans Center is a hamlet in the town of Evans in Erie County, New York, United States. The Pioneer Cemetery was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.

Angola on the Lake is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 1,675 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Buffalo–Niagara Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. Angola on the Lake is in the town of Evans and is west of the village of Angola. The hamlet is located on the eastern shore of Lake Erie.

Wendt Beach Park is a 178-acre (72-hectare) waterfront park in Erie County, in the U.S. state of New York. The park is located along the shore of Lake Erie in the Town of Evans. It is operated by the Erie County Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry. Access is free and it is open to the public year-round.

Jerusalem Corners is a hamlet in the town of Evans in Erie County, New York, United States.

First Church of Evans Complex is a historic Presbyterian church complex located at Derby in Erie County, New York. The 5.5-acre (2.2 ha) property includes the church, cemeteries, farmhouse (manse), and historic Ingersoll barn with later additions that serves as a community clubhouse. The church is an eclectic Colonial Revival style structure designed by Buffalo architects Mann and Cook and constructed in 1915. The original cemetery includes graves that predate the congregation's founding in 1818.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.