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

Amos B. Buckland

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, March 22, 2018

1. Amos B. Buckland Marker

Inscription. Amos B. Buckland of the Buckland family of brick makers owned this brick farmhouse that was built in stages from 1820 to 1920. From 1911 to 1939 Hillside Children's Center farmed ninety-two acres, growing vegetables and raising cows, sheep, and pigs for the orphanage on Monroe Avenue.

Erected by Town of Brighton.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Agriculture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1820.

Location. 43° 6.929′ N, 77° 34.984′ W. Marker is in Brighton, New York, in Monroe County. It is on Westfall Road 0.1 miles east of Barclay Square Drive, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 239 Westfall Road, Rochester NY 14618, 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 Area.

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 Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Buckland / Horst House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Ambrose Hall (approx. 1.1 miles away); Boyhood Home Site (approx. 1.3 miles away); Route of Original Erie Canal (approx. 1.4 miles away); The Great American Canal (approx. 1½ miles away); Portage Trail (approx. 1½ miles away); The Empire State Trail (approx. 1½ miles away); Highland Park (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brighton.

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Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, March 22, 2018

2. Amos B. Buckland House & Marker

Now owned by the town.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 23, 2018. It was originally submitted on March 23, 2018, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 451 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 23, 2018, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.