Palmyra in Wayne County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Pioneer Home

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 21, 2018

1. Pioneer Home Marker

Inscription.
Site of
Pioneer Home
of Gideon Durfee
built 1811.

Erected 1937 by New York State Department of Education.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1811.

Location. 43° 4.02′ N, 77° 12.338′ W. Marker is in Palmyra, New York, in Wayne County. It is on North Creek Road 1.2 miles east of New York State Route 21, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3639 North Creek 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 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

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of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Rope Walk (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); John and Rhoda Swift (approx. one mile away); Sampson House (approx. one mile away); This House (approx. 1.1 miles away); Dr. Harriet Adams (approx. 1.2 miles away); Palmyra - Macedon Lions Club War Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); Palmyra - Macedon Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Founders of Palmyra (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Palmyra.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 21, 2018

2. Pioneer Home & Marker

Gideon Durfee Pioneer Home image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 21, 2018

3. Gideon Durfee Pioneer Home

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 492 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 22, 2018, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.