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

Unionville

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, March 8, 2020

1. Unionville Marker

Inscription. Settled by Moses Swift 1824. By 1840 there were 2 mills, 2 inns, 2 stores, 3 shops & school. This building was a store, railway station, post office.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1824.

Location. 42° 57.087′ N, 77° 2.145′ W. Marker is near Phelps, New York, in Ontario County. It is on Route 96 0.7 miles south of Lester Road, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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 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: Site of the Red House Observatory (approx. 0.7 miles away); Gerald M. Haers (approx. 0.7 miles away); Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Post #457 Memorial Walkway (approx. 0.7 miles away); Howe House Museum (approx. 1.1 miles away); Phelps Historic District (approx. 1.1 miles away); Redfield Common (approx. 1.2 miles away); Town of Phelps (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Phelps.

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Photographed by Steve Stoessel, March 8, 2020

2. Unionville Marker

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 505 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 9, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.