Boyd – Parker Marker

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Near Leicester in Livingston County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Boyd – Parker

By Paul Crumlish, June 25, 2011

1. Boyd — Parker Marker

Inscription. Torture tree and burial mound. Western limit Sullivan's expedition 1779. Seneca village town Little Beards Town.

Erected 1928 by New York State Historical Marker.

Location. 42° 46.614′ N, 77° 51.757′ W. Marker is near Leicester, New York, in Livingston County. Marker is on Cuylerville Road (Alternate U.S. 20) 0.4 miles east of Canandaigua Street, on the right when traveling east. Click for map. The marker is located at the entrance to the Boyd Parker Memorial Park. Marker is in this post office area: Leicester NY 14481, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Genesee Castle (within shouting distance of this marker); Routes of the Armies (within shouting distance of this marker); This wayside shrine marks the place (within shouting distance of this marker); The International Society of Arboriculture and the National Arborist Association (within shouting distance of this marker); National Hotel (approx. half a mile away); A-cn-do-wa-nuh (approx. 1.5 miles away); Boyd-Parker (approx. 1.6 miles away); D. L. & W. Depot (approx. 1.8 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Leicester.

Also see . . .
1. Boyd & Parker Park and Groveland Ambuscade - National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form. (Submitted on February 4, 2012, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.)

Wide view of the Boyd – Parker Marker Photo, Click for full size

By Paul Crumlish, June 25, 2011

2. Wide view of the Boyd – Parker Marker

2. The Sullivan Campaign of the Revolutionary War - Livingston County NY: Boyd and Parker Park. (Submitted on February 4, 2012, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.)

By Paul Crumlish, June 25, 2011

3. The Burr Oak

Tradition holds that Lt.Thomas Boyd was bound and tortured to the base of this tree.

Credits. This page originally submitted on February 4, 2012, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. This page has been viewed 188 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 4, 2012, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.