Scottsville in Monroe County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Early House
Photographed by Yugoboy, July 31, 2012
1. Early House Marker
Erected 1949 by State Education Department.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Man-Made Features • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1838.
Location. 42° 59.756′ N, 77° 44.6′ W. Marker has been reported damaged. Marker is in Scottsville, New York, in Monroe County. It is on River Road (County Route 84) half a mile north of S Road (County Route 141), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Scottsville NY 14546, 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 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Site of Early School (approx. 0.7 miles away); Erected 1834 (approx. Ύ mile away); Cox Ferry (approx. 0.9 miles away); Genesee Valley Greenway (approx. one mile away); Site of First Quaker Meeting House (approx. 1.1 miles away); Burial Site (approx. 1.2 miles away); a different marker also named Genesee Valley Greenway (approx. 1.6 miles away); a different marker also named Genesee Valley Greenway (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Scottsville.
Regarding Early House. This is another of western New York's significant collection of cobblestone homes. This is the first marker I've seen with any description of how stones are selected and/or the house built.
Photographed by Yugoboy, July 31, 2012
2. Early House Marker as seen facing north on River Road
Photographed by Yugoboy, July 31, 2012
3. Early House Marker as seen facing south on River Road
Photographed by Yugoboy, July 31, 2012
4. The Early House
Due to proximity and quantity of trees, this was absolutely the best picture of the house I could get.
Photographed by Yugoboy, July 31, 2012
5. Early House Date Marker
Photographed by Lugnuts, September 8, 2020
6. Clobbered by a snow plow.
Photographed by Lugnuts, September 8, 2020
7. The post remains in place
The marker is in possession of the homeowner.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 12, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 10, 2012, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. This page has been viewed 832 times since then and 19 times this year. Last updated on September 11, 2020, by Lugnuts of Germantown, Wisconsin. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 10, 2012, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. 6, 7. submitted on September 11, 2020, by Lugnuts of Germantown, Wisconsin. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
