Alfred Station in Allegany County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Baker's Bridge
Legends & Lore
Photographed by Bruce Kelly, April 26, 2021
1. Baker's Bridge Marker
Erected 2019 by New York Folklore, William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 72.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Bridges & Viaducts.
Location. 42° 16.073′ N, 77° 45.538′ W. Marker is in Alfred Station, New York, in Allegany County. It is on Hamilton Hill Rd, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Alfred Station NY 14803, 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Robert R. McComsey Career Development Center at the Allen-Steinheim Museum (approx. 1.7 miles away); This Statue of King Alfred The Great (approx. 1.8 miles away); Alumni Hall, Alfred University (approx. 1.8 miles away); Votes for Women (approx. 1.9 miles away); Firemen's Hall (approx. 1.9 miles away); Hornellsville Veterans Memorial (approx. 6.4 miles away); Hornell Public Library (approx. 6.7 miles away); Anna Cadogan Etz (approx. 6.7 miles away).
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Photographed by Bruce Kelly, April 26, 2021
2. Baker's Bridge Marker
Looking northward from NY-21 up Hamilton Hill Rd to where it begins at NY-244
Photographed by Bruce Kelly, April 26, 2021
3. The view from the bridge
Credits. This page was last revised on May 3, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 28, 2021, by Bruce Kelly of Perry, New York. This page has been viewed 552 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 28, 2021, by Bruce Kelly of Perry, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
