Highland in Rochester in Monroe County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Baker Field
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, February 13, 2021
1. Baker Field Marker
From April-December 1918,
U.S. Army School of Aerial
Photography was located
on this site. Trained aerial
photographers for WWI.
Erected 2019 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation & Rochester Public Library. (Marker Number 601.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, World I. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1918.
Location. 43° 6.782′ N, 77° 39.248′ W. Marker is in Rochester, New York, in Monroe County. It is in Highland. It is on East River Road 1.2 miles west of Bastian Road, on the left when traveling west. In Genesee Valley Golf Course operated by Monroe County. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rochester NY 14623, 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, on the Great Lakes, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Curtis Point (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Empire State Trail (approx. one mile away); Olmsted and Genesee Valley Park (approx. 1.1 miles away); Is this the Erie Canal? (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Genesee Expressway (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Lehigh Valley Railroad Bridge (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Canalway Trail (approx. 1.1 miles away); World War II (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rochester.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, February 13, 2021
2. Baker Field & Marker
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, February 13, 2021
3. Baker Field Marker
Westward on East River Road
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 13, 2021, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 460 times since then and 61 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 13, 2021, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.
