Near Phelps in Ontario County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Former Railbed

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, March 8, 2020

1. Former Railbed Marker

Inscription. In 1872 the Sodus Point and Southern Railroad ran the first trains through here from Stanley to Sodus Point, NY

Erected 2014 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation.

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. A significant historical year for this entry is 1872.

Location. 42° 57.707′ N, 77° 5.469′ W. Marker is near Phelps, New York, in Ontario County. It is on Route 96 0.2 miles east of New York State Route 488, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2013 NY 96, Phelps NY 14532, 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: Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); Phelps Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. 1.4 miles away); Site of the First Church in Phelps (approx. 1.4 miles away); Pioneer Cemetery (approx. 1.4 miles away); Old Stone Shop (approx. 1.6 miles away); Phelps World War Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away); In Memory (approx. 1.6 miles away); St. John’s Episcopal Church (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Phelps.

Also see . . . Sodus Point & Southern RR. Line carried

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coal to Lake Ontario between 1852-1875 (Submitted on March 9, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.)

Photographed by Steve Stoessel

2. Former Railbed Marker

Former Railbed Is Now A Hiking Trail image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, March 8, 2020

3. Former Railbed Is Now A Hiking Trail

Credits. This page was last revised on March 10, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 9, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 356 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 9, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.