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Rochester in Monroe County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Richardson Farm

 
 
Richardson Farm Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Yugoboy, April 28, 2014
1. Richardson Farm Marker
Inscription.
Former underground
railroad station, owner
Dave Richardson was known
by Blacks for his booming
voice, 250 lb, 6 ft frame.

City of Rochester 1834-1984

 
Erected 1984 by City of Rochester.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Abolition & Underground RR.
 
Location. 43° 4.591′ N, 77° 36.372′ W. Marker is in Rochester, New York, in Monroe County. It is on East Henrietta Road (New York State Route 15A) 0.2 miles south of Hollybrook Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rochester NY 14623, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, and in the Finger Lakes. It is also in the American Northeast, on the Great Lakes, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original
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Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Headmaster's House and the Monroe Academy (approx. 1.2 miles away); The East Henrietta Village (approx. 1.3 miles away); Andrew Short House (approx. 1.7 miles away); Born in Log House (approx. 1.8 miles away); The Great American Canal (approx. 2.3 miles away); The Empire State Trail (approx. 2.3 miles away); Clara Barton Red Cross Trail (approx. 2.7 miles away); District No. 6 (approx. 2.9 miles away).
 
Richardson Farm Marker seen facing north image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Yugoboy, April 28, 2014
2. Richardson Farm Marker seen facing north
Richardson Farm Marker seen facing south image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Yugoboy, April 28, 2014
3. Richardson Farm Marker seen facing south
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 30, 2017. It was originally submitted on September 27, 2017, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. This page has been viewed 728 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on September 27, 2017, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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