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

Whitesville

Legends & Lore

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, March 15, 2021

1. Whitesville Marker

Inscription. Hamlet named for Samuel S. White who built its first hotel and framed house on this site in the 1820s.

Erected 2015 by New York Folklore Society, William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 7.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 42° 2.279′ N, 77° 46.932′ W. Marker is in Whitesville, New York, in Allegany County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (New York State Route 248) and Old Cryder Road, on the right when traveling east on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Whitesville NY 14897, 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,

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pennsylvania (approx. 5½ miles away in Pennsylvania); First Town Meeting (approx. 6.9 miles away); Early Cemetery (approx. 8.7 miles away); 1885 • Fish Survey • 1935 (approx. 9 miles away); Greenwood Community Memorial (approx. 9.6 miles away); Tanbark City (approx. 9.8 miles away); Van Buren Hotel & Fassett House (approx. 10.2 miles away); David A Howe (approx. 10.4 miles away).

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, March 15, 2021

2. Whitesville Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 11, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 15, 2021, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 496 times since then and 23 times this year. Last updated on May 10, 2021, by Jordan Romano of Kings Park, New York. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 15, 2021, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.