Near Lima in Livingston County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Yellow Wasp Inn
1796-1906
Built on 24 wagon springs.
To the west is Fort Hill,
site of an Indian fortress.
Bi- chairman D.Carey- C. Frew
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Entertainment • Forts and Castles • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Waterways & Vessels.
Location. 42° 54.134′ N, 77° 38.142′ W. Marker is near Lima, New York, in Livingston County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 20 and Livonia Road (County Route 12), on the left when traveling east on U.S. 20. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lima NY 14485, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Genesee Wesleyan Seminary and Genesee College (approx. 1.1 miles away); Ska-Hase-Ga-O (approx. 1.1 miles away); Genesee Wesleyan Seminary (approx. 1.2 miles away); A 17th-Century Iroquois Village (approx. 1.2 miles away); Union Lodge No. 45 (approx. 1.2 miles away); Gandichiragou (approx. 1.2 miles away); Repulse Fire Co. (approx. 1.3 miles away); Lima Bank Robbed (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lima.
Other markers no longer nearby. Warner House (was approx. Ύ mile away but has been confirmed missing); Site of Ska-Hase-Ga-O (was approx. one mile away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Also see . . . Yellow Wasp Inn. (Submitted on March 9, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.)
Credits. This page was last revised on January 11, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 8, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 1,867 times since then and 102 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 8, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. 3. submitted on March 9, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.


