Bethany in Genesee County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Rolling Hills

— Legends & Lore —

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, October 5, 2019

1. Rolling Hills Marker

Inscription. This asylum is a nationally known center of supernatural activity. Spirits believed to still roam grounds crossing between this world and next

Erected 2016 by New York Folklore Society & William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 8.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation Legends & Lore Series series list.

Location. 42° 52.87′ N, 78° 7.988′ W. Marker is in Bethany, New York, in Genesee County. It is at the intersection of Bethany Center Road (County Route 15) and Raymond Road (County Route 49), on the left when traveling south on Bethany Center Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 11001 Bethany Center Road, East Bethany NY 14054, 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 the North Atlantic Region,

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 within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Poor House (within shouting distance of this marker); In Honor of Those Who Served in Vietnam (approx. ¾ mile away); County Forest (approx. 0.8 miles away); In Memory of George F. Fleming (approx. 0.9 miles away); Forest Stewardship at The Bethany Park (approx. 0.9 miles away);

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West Middlebury Baptist Church (approx. 1.6 miles away); Bethany Town Hall / Bethany World War II Memorial (approx. 1.9 miles away); First Presbyterian Church (approx. 4.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bethany.

Also see . . . Rolling Hills Asylum. (Submitted on October 6, 2019, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)

Rolling Hills Asylum & Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, October 5, 2019

2. Rolling Hills Asylum & Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 6, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 6, 2019, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 581 times since then and 28 times this year. Last updated on October 6, 2019, by Steve Masler of Memphis, Tennessee. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 6, 2019, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.