Macedon in Wayne County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Underground RR
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 21, 2018
1. Underground RR Marker
n this area Quaker abolitionist
harbored slaves using
Ganargua Creek as a
gateway to freedom.
Erected 2008 by Town of Macedon.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Abolition & Underground RR. In addition, it is included in the Quakerism series list.
Location. 43° 2.642′ N, 77° 20.445′ W. Marker is in Macedon, New York, in Wayne County. It is at the intersection of Wilkinson Road and Victor Road, on the right when traveling east on Wilkinson Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Macedon NY 14502, 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: Pumpkin Hook (approx. 0.9 miles away); Old Red Mill (approx. 1.1 miles away); a different marker also named Underground RR (approx. 1.2 miles away); Friends Meeting House (approx. 1½ miles away); Farmington Quaker Crossroads Historic District (approx. 1½ miles away); Doty Home (approx. 1½ miles away); Selby Howard (approx. 1.6 miles away); 1788 Survey (approx. 1.7 miles away).
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Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 21, 2018
2. Underground RR Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 22, 2018. It was originally submitted on May 22, 2018, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 506 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 22, 2018, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.
