Elma in Erie County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Blossom
Photographed by Thomas Johnston, January 13, 2018
1. Blossom Marker
Religious Society known as
Ebenezers named this hamlet
Upper Ebenezer in 1844.
Name was changed to
Blossom ca. 1866.
Erected 2016 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 305.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1844.
Location. 42° 51.395′ N, 78° 41.584′ W. Marker is in Elma, New York, in Erie County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and North Blossom Road, on the left when traveling east on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Elma NY 14059, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, and in the Buffalo Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, on the Great Lakes, 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 Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: "Old Shep" (approx. 2 miles away); Lewis Northrup (approx. 2.4 miles away); Spring Brook (approx. 2.6 miles away); Big Flats (approx. 2.7 miles away); Elma Town Museum (approx. 2.7 miles away); Elma Village Mill (approx. 2.7 miles away); 1844 Springbrook Mill Gear Assembly (approx. 2.8 miles away); Our Men Who Made the Supreme Sacrifice (approx. 3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Elma.
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Photographed by Thomas Johnston, January 13, 2018
2. Blossom Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 6, 2019, by Thomas Johnston of Kenmore, New York. This page has been viewed 395 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 6, 2019, by Thomas Johnston of Kenmore, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
