Businessman Alexander E Orr, who helped finance and arrange construction of the system, gets a blue plaque.
Alexander Ector Orr, who is best known for helping finance and arrange construction of New York's subway system, has been honoured in his hometown of Strabane.
He played a key role in the foundation of the initial 9.1 mile-long subway line, from City Hall in Lower Manhattan to 145th Street in Harlem, which eventually opened to the public on 27 October 1904. The network serves four of the five boroughs of New York and serves millions of passengers daily, making it one of the busiest rapid transit systems in the world.Deputy mayor of Derry City and Strabane Darren Guy, who was at the unveiling, said the blue plaque was a "wonderful way to celebrate our links with the US" and "highlight the important role many local people played in the foundation of the nation".
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