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Kenyonville

 
 
Kenyonville Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 23, 2020
1. Kenyonville Marker
Inscription. First church in town of Carlton, erected in 1833. First Methodist class was organized 1818 by Barber Kenyon with 50 members.
 
Erected by Kenyon United Methodist.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1833.
 
Location. 43° 18.669′ N, 78° 16.866′ W. Marker is in Carlton, New York, in Orleans County. It is at the intersection of Oak Orchard River Road (County Route 49) and Harris Road, on the right when traveling west on Oak Orchard River Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2124 Oak Orchard River Road, Waterport NY 14571, 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, on the Great Lakes, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Original Site of the Wesleyan Methodist Church (approx. 1½ miles away); Cyrus Witheral (approx. 2½ miles away); Fording Place (approx. 2.7 miles away); Masonic Lodge (approx. 3½ miles away); Kuckville Church erected in 1835 (approx. 3.6 miles away); First Church (approx. 3.6 miles away); First Academy (approx. 3.7 miles away); Crossroads (approx. 3.8 miles away).
 
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Kenyonville Marker & Church image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 23, 2020
2. Kenyonville Marker & Church
First Church in Carlton image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 23, 2020
3. First Church in Carlton
Converted to a lodging business.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 6, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 23, 2020, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 421 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on May 23, 2020, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.
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