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Barre in Orleans County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Elisha Wright

 
 
Elisha Wright Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 23, 2020
1. Elisha Wright Marker
Inscription.
Elisha Wright
Early pioneer of Barre
built this house in 1831
Founder of West Barre M.E.
Church, 1833. Assemblyman, 1843
Supervisor 1844. B. 1791 - D. 1875

 
Erected 1932 by New York State Education Department.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious StructuresSettlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1831.
 
Location. 43° 8.581′ N, 78° 15.158′ W. Marker is in Barre, New York, in Orleans County. It is on Eagle Harbor Road 0.1 miles north of Gillette Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5544 Eagle Harbor Road, Albion NY 14411, 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
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the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: KUM BA YAH (Come By Here) (approx. 0.7 miles away); Braggs Corners (approx. 2.3 miles away); Elba Mucklands (approx. 3.3 miles away); This Waterway (approx. 4 miles away); Indian Trail (approx. 4.1 miles away); Millville Cemetery (approx. 4.9 miles away); Orleans County Alms House Cemetery (approx. 5.2 miles away); Site of Cary Collegiate Seminary (approx. 5.4 miles away).
 
Elisha Wright Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 23, 2020
2. Elisha Wright Marker
View is southward.
Elisha Wright House & Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 23, 2020
3. Elisha Wright House & Marker
Elisha Wright House image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 23, 2020
4. Elisha Wright House
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 23, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 23, 2020, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 463 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 23, 2020, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.
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