Macedon in Wayne County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Town of Macedon
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, October 10, 2020
1. Town of Macedon Marker
Tract 12 range 3 of the Phelps-Gorham Purchase. Settled in 1789 by Webb and Hannah Harwood. Incorporated 29 Jan. 1823.
Erected by Town of Macedon.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is January 29, 1823.
Location. 43° 4.001′ N, 77° 18.454′ W. Marker is in Macedon, New York, in Wayne County. It is on West Main Street (New York State Route 31) west of Poplar Street, on the left when traveling east. Located next to the Macedon Public Library. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 30 W Main Street, Macedon NY 14502, 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 the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Emma B. Sweet (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Wilcoxen Home (approx. 0.2 miles away); In Memory of Our Fallen Civil War Soldiers (approx. 0.4 miles away); Have You Wondered (approx. half a mile away); Macedon's Honor Roll (approx. half a mile away); Bullis House (approx. 0.7 miles away); First Settlers of Macedon (approx. 1.2 miles away); Enlarged Erie Canal Lock 60 Historic Site (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Macedon.
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Photographed by Steve Stoessel, October 10, 2020
2. Town of Macedon Marker
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, October 10, 2020
3. Town of Macedon Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 13, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 10, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 393 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 10, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
