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Gaines in Orleans County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Cobblestone Historic District

 
 
Cobblestone Historic District Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 30, 2018
1. Cobblestone Historic District Marker
Inscription.
Cobblestone
Historic District
Has Been Designated a
National Historic Landmark
This District Possesses National Significance
In Commemorating the History of the
United States of America
1993
National Park Service
United States Department of the Interior

 
Erected 1993.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1993.
 
Location. 43° 17.217′ N, 78° 11.45′ W. Marker is in Gaines, New York, in Orleans County. It is at the intersection of Ridge Road (New York State Route 104) and Oak Orchard Road ( Route 98), on the right when traveling west on Ridge Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 14393 Ridge Road, Albion NY 14411, 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,
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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 walking distance of this marker: Cobblestones (within shouting distance of this marker); At Left: Cobblestone House Built in 1842 / At Right: Cobblestone House Built in 1844 (within shouting distance of this marker); J.H. Vagg Blacksmith Shop / The Vagg House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Blacksmith Shop (about 400 feet away); Print Shop (about 500 feet away); Harness Shop (about 500 feet away); Farmers Hall (about 500 feet away); Home of John Proctor (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gaines.
 
More about this marker. The Cobblestone Church is home to the Cobblestone Museum and the Cobblestone Society.
 
Also see . . .  Cobblestone Museum. (Submitted on December 13, 2020, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
 
Cobbelstone Church image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 30, 2018
2. Cobbelstone Church
Cobblestone Society Museum image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 30, 2018
3. Cobblestone Society Museum
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 13, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 12, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 261 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on December 12, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
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