Angelica in Allegany County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The Town of Angelica

Photographed by Bruce Kelly, November 4, 2020

1. The Town of Angelica Marker

Inscription. Founded 1805 by Judge Phillip Church; named for his mother Angelica Schuyler Church, a sister-in-law of Alexander Hamilton. Judge Church designed the Park Circle with public buildings on the perimeter and the Town Park in the center. Angelica served as the County Seat from 1806 until 1859 when it moved to Belmont. Court cases were heard until the late 1890’s. The first County Courthouse, built in 1819 still stands and serves as a center piece of Angelica Park Circle Historic District, listed in the National Register of Historic Places, January 31, 1978.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Settlements & Settlers • Women.

Location. 42° 18.333′ N, 78° 0.93′ W. Marker is in Angelica, New York, in Allegany County. It is at the intersection of Park Circle and East Main Street (County Road 16), on the right when traveling east on Park Circle. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 53 Park Cir, Angelica NY 14709, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York,

specifically in Western New York,

and in the Southern Tier.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Original Court House (a few steps from this marker); Angelica Cemetery (approx. 0.6 miles away); Major Moses Van Campen house (approx. 0.9 miles away); Belfast Civil War Monument

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(approx. 5.6 miles away); Township of Belfast World War I Memorial (approx. 5.6 miles away); Belfast World War II, Korean Conflict, Vietnam Memorial (approx. 5.6 miles away); Training Barns (approx. 5.6 miles away); Town of Amity Civil War Monument (approx. 5.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Angelica.

Also see . . . Angelica Park Circle Historic District. National Register of Historic Places form, National Archives. (Submitted on September 20, 2023, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)

Photographed by Bruce Kelly, November 4, 2020

2. The Town of Angelica Marker

Looking west towards Park Circle, Angelica, NY

Photographed by Bruce Kelly, November 4, 2020

3. The Town of Angelica Marker

Looking north towards Park Circle, Angelica, NY

Photographed by Bruce Kelly, November 4, 2020

4. The Town of Angelica Marker

Looking east from Park Circle, Angelica, NY

Credits. This page was last revised on September 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 5, 2020, by Bruce Kelly of Perry, New York. This page has been viewed 781 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 5, 2020, by Bruce Kelly of Perry, New York. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.