Bristol in Ontario County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Burning Springs

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, October 26, 2018

1. Burning Springs Marker

Inscription.
Burning Springs
Charted on earliest maps
of North America after
LaSalle's visit August 1669.
Caused by escaping natural
gas. Once a mystery to visitors.

Erected 1937 by New York State Department of Education.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Exploration. A significant historical month for this entry is August 1669.

Location. 42° 49.006′ N, 77° 24.358′ W. Marker is in Bristol, New York, in Ontario County. It is on Case Road ¼ mile south of Lee Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4348 Case Road, Canandaigua NY 14424, 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 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.

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least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Patriot Burials (approx. 4.6 miles away); Gandougarae (approx. 4.8 miles away); Pioneer Home (approx. 5.1 miles away); National Register of Historic Places (approx. 5.6 miles away); 14 State Street (approx. 5.6 miles away); Wilder Cemetery (approx. 5.6 miles away); The Abram Pierce House (approx. 5.6 miles away); The Seneca Indian Village of Gandougarae (approx. 5.6 miles away).

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, October 26, 2018

2. Burning Springs Marker

Southward

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, October 26, 2018

3. Burning Springs Marker

Northward

Credits. This page was last revised on October 27, 2018. It was originally submitted on October 27, 2018, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 1,017 times since then and 75 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 27, 2018, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.