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

Mt. Read & Paddy Hill

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, January 28, 2018

1. Mt. Read & Paddy Hill Marker

Inscription. The first rural Roman Catholic church in New York State, known as the "Church in the Woods," dedicated to St. Ambrose, was established here in 1829 at Read's Corners, where Nicholas Read was an 1823 pioneer. Mt. Read bears his name. Devout Irish settlers led by Felix McGuire constructed the first church, a wooden structure. A new brick building was dedicated in 1860. (Present church erected in 1966.) The 1860 structure became a library in 1969.

Erected 1978 by County of Monroe.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1829.

Location. 43° 15.16′ N, 77° 39.54′ W. Marker is in Greece, New York, in Monroe County. It is at the intersection of Mt. Read Boulevard (County Route 150) and Latta Road (New York State Route 18), on the right when traveling north on Mt. Read Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rochester NY 14612, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York,

specifically in Western New York,

in the Finger Lakes,

and in the Rochester Metropolitan

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Area.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Paddy Hill School (within shouting distance of this marker); World War II (approx. one mile away); Greenleaf Home (approx. 1.9 miles away); Liberty Tree Memorial (approx. 2.1 miles away); To Commemorate the Memory of Ira J. Jacobson (approx. 2.1 miles away); Charlotte Cemetery (approx. 2.2 miles away); Latta House (approx. 2.3 miles away); Upriver Landings on the Genesee (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greece.

Also see . . . Our Mother of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church Complex - National Archives. National Register of Historic Places documentation (Submitted on October 20, 2023, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)

Mt. Read & Paddy Hill Marker & 1860 Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, January 28, 2018

2. Mt. Read & Paddy Hill Marker & 1860 Church

Credits. This page was last revised on October 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 29, 2018, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 756 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 29, 2018, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.