Clyde in Wayne County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Clyde Blockhouse Historical Site

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, April 7, 2019

1. Clyde Blockhouse Historical Site Marker

Inscription. In 1722 a blockhouse was built here by an expedition sent by Governor William Burnet of the Province of New York. The site was the location of an earlier French trading post, on the trail leading from Sodus Bay. During the French and Indian War, the Iroquois village of Sodoms was located here. The British built a stockade fort at the settlement in 1756, for the protection of its inhabitants. During the Revolutionary War the old fort fell into the hands of British Loyalists, who used it as a station smuggling supplies from Canada via Sodus Bay. After the war, a remaining blockhouse was used by squatters and smugglers until they were driven out by State militia in 1788. During the fighting, the structure was burned. In 1789, a trader named John Fellows came up the Clyde River, built a cabin here, and cleared a path to haul his boat to Sodus Bay. His was the first American craft on the Great Lakes. The site was used as a camping place by other traders seeking to bypass British held Oswego, and by boatman, hunters and trappers. The Clyde River was declared a public highway by New York State in 1799, and pioneers

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reported seeing the burned ruins of the block house. In 1809, a new blockhouse was built on the south side of the river at Lauraville Landing. It was the location of the first meeting of the Town of Galen in 1812. Clyde was called "Block-House” until 1817

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Forts and Castles • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War, French and Indian • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1722.

Location. 43° 4.889′ N, 76° 52′ W. Marker is in Clyde, New York, in Wayne County. It is on New York State Route 31, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Clyde NY 14433, 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,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, April 7, 2019

2. Clyde Blockhouse Historical Site Marker

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: Revolutionary War (a few steps from this marker); Replica Blockhouse (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Revolutionary War (within shouting distance of this marker); Blockhouse Creek (within shouting distance of this marker); Jones Typewriter (within shouting distance of this marker); Iron Works (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Clyde River (about 700 feet away); Block House Road (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clyde.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 9, 2019. It was originally submitted on April 7, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 671 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 7, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. 2. submitted on April 8, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.