Naples in Ontario County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Grimes Glen
Home of the oldest fossil tree
found and mounted by D.
Dana Luther, Naples, N.Y.
Now in State Education
building, Albany, N.Y.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Paleontology.
Location. 42° 36.932′ N, 77° 24.854′ W. Marker is in Naples, New York, in Ontario County. It is on Vine Street one mile west of South Main Street (New York State Route 21). Marker is beyond the end of Vine Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4703 Vine Street, Naples NY 14512, 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 markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Naples c1859 - Powered by Grimes Creek (a few steps from this marker); September 11 2001 Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Naples (approx. 0.7 miles away); Naples War Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); History of the Ames 9 Pdr Cannon (approx. 0.7 miles away); Grape Pie (approx. 0.7 miles away); Lincoln's Gettysburg Address (approx. 0.7 miles away); First Church (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Naples.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, October 26, 2018
3. Grimes Glen Marker
Marker is beyond the kiosk/shelter and to the left.
Ontario County website entry
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Ontario County website entry
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Credits. This page was last revised on March 8, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 27, 2018, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 557 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 27, 2018, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.

