Near Sodus Point in Wayne County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Black Community
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, April 12, 2021
1. Black Community Marker
Freed slaves & freedom seekers lived and farmed in this area. At least 15 men served in Civil War 1861-1865. Several died in service.
Erected 2018 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 531.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil.
Location. 43° 15.487′ N, 77° 0.853′ W. Marker is near Sodus Point, New York, in Wayne County. It is at the intersection of North Geneva Road (County Route 140) and Halcus Road, on the right when traveling south on North Geneva Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sodus Point NY 14555, 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: Cobblestone Architecture (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Sodus Point Coal Trestle (approx. 1.3 miles away); Historic Sodus Point Mural (approx. 1.3 miles away); Blessing of the Murals (approx. 1.6 miles away); The Battle of Sodus Point (approx. 1.6 miles away); Native American Fishing Mural (approx. 1.6 miles away); Underground Railroad In Sodus Point Mural (approx. 1.6 miles away); Sodus Point World War I Memorial (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sodus Point.
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Also see . . . Maxwell settlement. (Submitted on April 14, 2021, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.)
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, April 12, 2021
2. Black Community Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 14, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 13, 2021, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 530 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 13, 2021, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
