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Branchport in Yates County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Trolley Depot

 
 
Trolley Depot Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 30, 2020
1. Trolley Depot Marker
Inscription.

Site of Penn Yan, Keuka Park
& Branchport Railway Depot.
An electric passenger trolley
ran here from 1897 to 1927.
Freight service until 1928.

 
Erected 2018 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 523.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list.
 
Location. 42° 35.959′ N, 77° 9.08′ W. Marker is in Branchport, New York, in Yates County. It is on New York State Route 54A 0.1 miles east of Main Street ( Route 54A), on the right when traveling east. Located at the Branchport Library. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3699 Route 54A, Branchport NY 14418, 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 the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically,
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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 walking distance of this marker: Veterans Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); St. Luke's Episcopal Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); "Ahweyneyoun" (Ah-Wey-Ne-Youn) (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Mother of Sagoyewatha - Red Jacket (approx. 0.7 miles away); Red Jacket (approx. 0.7 miles away); Bluff Point & Keuka Lake History (approx. 0.8 miles away); Bluff Point & Keuka Lake Geology (approx. 0.8 miles away); Beddoe Tract (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Branchport.
 
Trolley Depot Marker image. Click for full size.
September 21, 2018
2. Trolley Depot Marker
Trolley Depot Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 30, 2020
3. Trolley Depot Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 5, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 19, 2018, by Deryn Pomeroy of Syracuse, New York. This page has been viewed 487 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on August 3, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.   2. submitted on December 19, 2018, by Deryn Pomeroy of Syracuse, New York.   3. submitted on August 3, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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