Brighton in Monroe County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Indian Landing
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, March 22, 2018
1. Indian Landing Marker
Indian Landing.
Famous in the early history of this country.
It was the beginning of the Ohio Trail
from Canada to the Mississippi Valley.
from this point the portage ran west to the mouth of
Red Creek in Genesee Valley Park,
skirting the southern base of the
Pinnacle and Mt. Hope.
Erected 1912.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Colonial Era.
Location. 43° 9.013′ N, 77° 31.687′ W. Marker is in Brighton, New York, in Monroe County. It is on North Landing Road 0.1 miles north of Blossom Road, on the right when traveling north. Marker is in Ellison Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rochester NY 14625, 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: Asa Dunbar (approx. 1.4 miles away); Brighton Village (approx. 1½ miles away); Camp Site 1687 (approx. 1.7 miles away); Irondequoit Bay (approx. 1.8 miles away); Seminary - 1845 (approx. 1.8 miles away); a different marker also named Irondequoit Bay (approx. 1.8 miles away); An Early Doctor (approx. 2.2 miles away); Widewaters Field (approx. 2½ miles away).
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Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, March 22, 2018
2. Indian Landing Marker
View is towards the intersection of North Landing Road (at right) and Blossom Road. There is no street parking here.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, March 22, 2018
3. Indian Landing Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 22, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 24, 2018, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 1,430 times since then and 78 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 24, 2018, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.
