Perry in Wyoming County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Lemuel M. Wiles
Photographed by Bruce Kelly, October 6, 2020
1. Lemuel M. Wiles Marker
1826-1905. Nationally known landscape painter, studied under Jasper Cropsey of Hudson River School. Born in home on this site.
Erected 2019 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 628.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Education. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list.
Location. 42° 43.299′ N, 78° 1.963′ W. Marker is in Perry, New York, in Wyoming County. It is on Suckerbrook Rd (County Route 3) north of Oatka Road (County Route 30), on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3412 Suckerbrook Road, Perry NY 14530, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, and in the Finger Lakes. 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)
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: One Room School (approx. 0.7 miles away); Pioneer Cabin (approx. 1.2 miles away); Silver Lake Mills of Perry (approx. 1.4 miles away); First United Methodist Church (approx. 1˝ miles away); Andrus Mill Pond (approx. 1˝ miles away); Assembly Depot (approx. 1˝ miles away); Sea Serpent Legend (approx. 1˝ miles away); Historic Water Trough (approx. 1˝ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Perry.
Also see . . . Lemuel Wiles Collection. This collection of materials from the Perry Public Library is a part of the New York Heritage Digital Collections. The collection includes historical context about Wiles and digital images of 44 of his paintings, 118 of his sketches, and 86 letters, broadsides, and postcards. There is also one painting by his son Irving, a prominent portrait painter.
From the Historical Context section: "Artist Lemuel M. Wiles was born to parents Daniel Wiles and Nancy Stowell in West Perry in 1826, a hamlet about(Submitted on October 3, 2026, by Trudi Jacobson of Slingerlands, New York.)one miles from the Perry Public Library....He showed an early interest in sketching, but his parents urged him to become a teacher. He graduated from the New York State Normal School in Albany in 1847. His career as artist and teacher progressed together."Photographed by Bruce Kelly, October 6, 20202. Lemuel M. Wiles MarkerLooking south on Suckerbrook Rd, Perry, NY
Photographed by Bruce Kelly, October 6, 2020
3. Lemuel M. Wiles Marker
Looking north on Suckerbrook Rd, Perry, NY
Credits. This page was last revised on October 3, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 6, 2020, by Bruce Kelly of Perry, New York. This page has been viewed 489 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 6, 2020, by Bruce Kelly of Perry, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
