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

1788 Survey

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, November 11, 2018

1. 1788 Survey Marker

Inscription.
1788 Survey
4 towns, 3 counties meet
near this site. Starting
point for survey of Phelps
& Gorham Purchase done by
Co. Hugn Maxwell in 1788.

Erected by Farmington Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Man-Made Features. A significant historical year for this entry is 1788.

Location. 43° 2.075′ N, 77° 22.293′ W. Marker is in Farmington, New York, in Ontario County. It is on Cline Road ¼ mile south of Pannell Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Farmington NY 14425, 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are

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within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Red Mill (approx. 0.8 miles away); Historic Church (approx. one mile away); Pumpkin Hook (approx. 1.4 miles away); Underground RR (approx. 1.7 miles away); a different marker also named Underground RR (approx. 2.1 miles away); Hamlet of Egypt (approx. 2.4 miles away); Farmington Quaker Crossroads Historic District (approx. 2.6 miles away); Friends Meeting House (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Farmington.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, November 11, 2018

2. 1788 Survey Marker

Town of Farmington, Ontario County
Left: Town of Victor, Ontario County.
Forward: Town of Macedon, Wayne County
Forward left: Town of Perinton, Monroe County.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 11, 2018. It was originally submitted on November 11, 2018, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 519 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 11, 2018, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.