Livonia in Livingston County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Solomon Woodruff

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, April 30, 2018

1. Solomon Woodruff Marker

Inscription.
1/3 mile east home and inn of
Solomon Woodruff
Early settler of area.
Purchased Nov. 27, 1790.
Phelps and Gorham Tract.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is October 27, 1790.

Location. 42° 48.557′ N, 77° 38.145′ W. Marker is in Livonia, New York, in Livingston County. It is on Federal Road (County Route 56) 0.2 miles south of Big Tree Road, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4304 Federal Road, Livonia NY 14487, 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

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

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markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Patriot Burials (approx. 0.4 miles away); Hemlock World War II Memorial (approx. 1.9 miles away); Jacksonville (approx. 2.1 miles away); Routes of the armies of General John Sullivan and General James Clinton - 1779 (approx. 2½ miles away); Williams Farm (approx. 2.6 miles away); Old Reed Homestead (approx. 3.4 miles away); Sunny Knoll Farm (approx. 4.7 miles away); Phantom Indian of Conesus Lake (approx. 4.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Livonia.

Additional commentary.
1. Change in marker?
An earlier marker at this location that also began with “1/3 Mile East” was inscribed with “Site of home of Solomon Woodruff, first settler of Livonia, 1789”. I do not know why or when it was changed but he is recognized as the first historically.

— Submitted May 28, 2024, by Gary Woodruff of Springwater, New York.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, April 30, 2018

2. Solomon Woodruff Marker

View is northward. Nothing but an agricultural field is east of the marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 10, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 1, 2018, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 658 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 1, 2018, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.