UP THE CHEROKEE! 

The Cherokee Discontinuity (located northwest of Lockport, NY) is a fascinating geological site. It marks a significant transition between Ordovician and Silurian aged rocks east of the Niagara Gorge. What makes this location particularly unique is that the Whirlpool Sandstone and Queenston Shale are exposed here, whereas they typically remain subsurface until you travel further west into the gorge itself. Though, the Queenston Shale does come to the surface well north of the Niagara Escarpment closer to Lake Ontario (Burt Dam just south of Olcott and Lyndonville Dam Falls).

This area is uniquely known as "The Gulf," a rare geological feature carved by catastrophic flooding during the retreat of the last glacier. It was formed when Glacial Lake Iroquois drained rapidly southward, surging over the Niagara Escarpment. Similar spillways are found in Gasport and Medina. 

It is interesting to see the dynamite blast lines in the rocks here, probably from when they built West Jackson Street in NW Lockport. Anyone know anything about this? 

Something, I always wanted to do was walk UP the side of "THE CHEROKEE." This was to better confirm each layer and better correlate these upper Ordovician Rocks with the lower Silurian Rocks above (Glenwood Cemetery- Clinton Group and Outwater Park- Lockport Group)

Updated Stratigraphy: