Macedon in Wayne County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
May 29, 1800
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 21, 2018
1. May 29, 1800 Marker
The First Baptist Church
of Macedon was organized
on this site in the home of
Lemuel Spear, a veteran
of the Revolution.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is May 29, 1800.
Location. 43° 3.758′ N, 77° 15.828′ W. Marker is in Macedon, New York, in Wayne County. It is on Quaker Road 0.6 miles west of Walworth Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2389 Quaker Road, Palmyra NY 14522, 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: Historic Sites (approx. 0.3 miles away); Towpath and Aqueduct / Father of the Iron Bridge (approx. 0.8 miles away); Erie Lock 60 (approx. 1.1 miles away); Enlarged Erie Canal Lock 60 Historic Site (approx. 1.1 miles away); First Settlers of Macedon (approx. 1.2 miles away); Cumorah (approx. 1½ miles away); First Church (approx. 1½ miles away); First School House (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Macedon.
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Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 21, 2018
2. May 29, 1800 Marker
View is westward.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 21, 2018
3. May 29, 1800 Marker
Erie Canal in background.
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, August 22, 2025
4. May 29, 1800 Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 22, 2018, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 358 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 22, 2018, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. 4. submitted on September 14, 2025, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York.
