Marker Logo
THE HISTORICAL
MARKER DATABASE
“Bite-Size Bits of Local, National, and Global History”
Clyde in Wayne County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Conflagration

 
 
Conflagration Marker Obverse image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Lugnuts, September 29, 2020
1. Conflagration Marker Obverse
Inscription. On April 8, 1847 a fired that began in an old barn destroyed several buildings across from this site. Rain helped contain flames.
 
Erected 2018 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 507.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Disasters. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1847.
 
Location. 43° 4.97′ N, 76° 52.205′ W. Marker is in Clyde, New York, in Wayne County. It is on Glasgow Street (New York State Route 414) 0 miles south of Ford Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Clyde NY 14433, 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
Paid Advertisement
Click or scan to see
this page online
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: Iron Lift Bridge (a few steps from this marker); Clyde Historical Highlights (within shouting distance of this marker); Train Wreck (within shouting distance of this marker); Washington (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); World War Cannon (about 400 feet away); Clyde Downtown Historic District (about 500 feet away); Lincoln Inaugural Train Mural (about 500 feet away); VFW War Memorial (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clyde.
 
Conflagration Marker Reverse image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Lugnuts, September 29, 2020
2. Conflagration Marker Reverse
Conflagration Marker... image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Lugnuts, September 29, 2020
3. Conflagration Marker...
...as seen from Ford Street.
Conflagration Marker... image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Lugnuts, September 29, 2020
4. Conflagration Marker...
...as seen from Glasgow Street.
Conflagration Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, March 18, 2024
5. Conflagration Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 2, 2020, by Lugnuts of Germantown, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 255 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 2, 2020, by Lugnuts of Germantown, Wisconsin.   5. submitted on March 19, 2024, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
m=157124

CeraNet Cloud Computing sponsors the Historical Marker Database.
This website earns income from purchases you make after using our links to Amazon.com. We appreciate your support.
Paid Advertisement
Jul. 7, 2026