LeRoy in Genesee County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Anti-Slavery Meetings

Photographed by Bruce Kelly, August 14, 2020

1. Anti-Slavery Meetings Marker

Inscription. Beginning in 1834, the First Presbyterian Church of Leroy was the site of anti-slavery meetings that brought people together to hear abolitionists such as Frederick Douglass and Amos A. Phelps. Twice the meetings were met by violent protesters who threw rocks and timbers through the windows. Local abolitionist leaders included Seth Gates, Henry Brewster, Samuel Grannis, and Samuel Comstock. Many hundreds of men and women from Western New York attended a three-day convention in this church in January 1841. Accounts of these meetings were recorded in national abolition newspapers and documented in personal letters.

Erected 2020 by New York State.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1834.

Location. 42° 58.65′ N, 77° 59.52′ W. Marker is in LeRoy, New York, in Genesee County. It is at the intersection of West Main St (New York State Route 5) and Clay St ( Route 19), on the right when traveling east on West Main St. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Le Roy NY 14482,

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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 walking distance of this marker: The Steeple / The Church (here, next to this marker); LeRoy Downtown Historic District (within shouting distance of this marker); Women’s Suffrage (within shouting distance of this marker); Keeney House (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Le Roy Post Office (approx. 0.2 miles away); St. Mark’s Episcopal Church and Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Statue of Liberty Replica (approx. ¼ mile away); Ingham University Campus (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in LeRoy.

Another marker is no longer

Photographed by Bruce Kelly, August 14, 2020

2. Anti-Slavery Meetings Marker

Church at the southeast corner - intersection of NY RT19 and RT5, Leroy, NY

nearby. Herman Le Roy's Mill (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Bruce Kelly, August 14, 2020

3. Anti-Slavery Meetings Marker

Presbyterian Church - Leroy, NY

First Presbyterian Church 1826 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bruce Kelly, August 14, 2020

4. First Presbyterian Church 1826

National Register of Historic Places

Anti-Slavery Meetings Marker view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mira Earls

5. Anti-Slavery Meetings Marker view

Credits. This page was last revised on July 9, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 14, 2020, by Bruce Kelly of Perry, New York. This page has been viewed 512 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 14, 2020, by Bruce Kelly of Perry, New York. 4. submitted on August 15, 2020, by Bruce Kelly of Perry, New York. 5. submitted on June 3, 2026, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.