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

Hamlet of Egypt

 
 
Hamlet of Egypt Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, March 22, 2018
1. Hamlet of Egypt Marker
Inscription.
Hamlet of Egypt
Historic District
Site of 1st town meeting
Stagecoach & trolley stop
Farming & canning center

 
Erected by Town of Perinton.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers.
 
Location. 43° 4.006′ N, 77° 25.156′ W. Marker is in Perinton, New York, in Monroe County. It is at the intersection of Pittsford-Palmyra Road (New York State Route 31) and Hogan Road, on the right when traveling east on Pittsford-Palmyra Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fairport NY 14450, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Hamlet of Egypt (approx. 1.2 miles away); Perinton (approx. 1.3 miles away); Hannan Homestead (approx. 1.3 miles away); Glover Perrin (approx. 1.6 miles away); Center Cemetery (approx. 1.8 miles away); Hart's Woods (approx. 2.1 miles away); Historic Church (approx. 2.4 miles away); Burying Ground (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Perinton.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Abner Wight Home (was approx. 2.1 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
 
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This is an identical twin to the marker at the east end of the hamlet. Both markers are on NY 31.
 
Hamlet of Egypt Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, March 22, 2018
2. Hamlet of Egypt Marker
 
 
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 856 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 23, 2018, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.
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