Near Mt. Morris in Wyoming County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Former Site of Gibsonville
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 17, 2017
1. Former Site of Gibsonville Marker
area from 1825-1900
Erected by New York State Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Parks & Recreational Areas • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1825.
Location. 42° 42.126′ N, 77° 56.256′ W. Marker is near Mt. Morris, New York, in Wyoming County. It is on Letchworth Park Road 3.7 miles south of Mt. Morris Road (County Route 36), on the left when traveling south. Marker is located inside Letchworth State Park, south of the Mt. Morris entrance from Mt. Morris Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mount Morris NY 14510, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, and in the Finger Lakes. It is also in the American Northeast 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,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Site of Gibsonville Camp 40, SP 17 (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Civilian Conservation Corps (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named The Civilian Conservation Corps (about 700 feet away); Cabin Area C & Caretaker's Cabin (approx. 0.9 miles away); Gardeau Tract (approx. 1.7 miles away); Old Acres Farm (approx. 2½ miles away); Mount Morris Dam Commemorative Kiosk (approx. 2.6 miles away); Why Was This Dam Built? (approx. 2.6 miles away).
Also see . . .
1. Gibsonville. Glimpses of the Past website entry:
In the 1840's the grist mill was converted to a paper mill which made fine paper using remnant rags from the Perry knitting mills. The mill burned in l894 and was not rebuilt. The village gradually faded from the records and was finally gone by the time the land was acquired as part of the park. In 1933 the area was occupied by a CCC Camp with numerous buildings to house the corps members. The landscape was changed markedly by road
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 17, 2017
2. Former Site of Gibsonville Marker (wide view)
2. Gibsonville Trail. CNY Hiking website entry:
Trail #19 at Letchworth is known as the Gibsonville Trail because it winds in the area where the small hamlet of Gibsonville once stood. This trail features an old CCC camp from the 1940s, which includes the remains of an old well as well as the fireplace remains of the Officer's Quarters. (Submitted on June 15, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Credits. This page was last revised on December 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 15, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,441 times since then and 54 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 15, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
