Scio in Allegany County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Town of Scio
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 11, 2021
1. Town of Scio Marker
The area around Scio was first settled around 1805 by Joseph Knight, a minuteman in the American Revolution. Knights Creek, which flows into the Genesee River near Scio, is named for him. Before getting its final name, Scio was called Bloods Corner and then later Riddleville. In 1822 there was a massacre of Christians by the Turks on the Greek island of Scio in the Aegean Sea. This act horrified many in the western world with the great Daniel Webster giving a passionate speech that swept the country. Scio's founders honored the victims by naming their new town Scio on January 31, 1823.
Erected 2019 by Scio Lions Club.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary • Wars, Non-US • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical date for this entry is January 31, 1823.
Location. 42° 10.371′ N, 77° 58.721′ W. Marker is in Scio, New York, in Allegany County. It is on Main Street (New York State Route 19) 0.1 miles north of Vandermark Road (County Road 10), on the right when traveling north. Marker is located beside the sidewalk, just north of the Scio Memorial
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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 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Erie Railroad (approx. 3.7 miles away); William F. Jones 1826-1910 / Gertrude F. Jones 1841-1920 (approx. 3.8 miles away); Gardiner Wells (approx. 3.8 miles away); David A Howe (approx. 3.8 miles away); Van Buren Hotel & Fassett House (approx. 4 miles away); Tanbark City (approx. 4.3 miles away); Town of Amity Civil War Monument (approx. 4½ miles away); 1885 Fish Survey 1935 (approx. 5.4 miles away).
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 11, 2021
2. Town of Scio Marker
Also see . . .
1. Scio, New York. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on December 27, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. Chios massacre. Wikipedia entry:
The Chios massacre was the killing of tens of thousands of Greeks on the island of Chios by Ottoman troops during the Greek War of Independence in 1822. (Submitted on June 12, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
3. Town of Scio. Allegany County Historical Society website entry:
(Submitted on June 12, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
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