Portville in Cattaraugus County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Peter Jones

Photographed by Bruce Kelly, September 15, 2021

1. Peter Jones Marker

Inscription. 1850-1933, believed to have escaped slavery, lived and worked for Hatch family on Mayville farm. Buried At Chestnut Hill Cemetery.

Erected 2019 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 613.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • Agriculture • Cemeteries & Burial Sites.

Location. 42° 2.606′ N, 78° 19.691′ W. Marker is in Portville, New York, in Cattaraugus County. It is at the intersection of Portville-Obi Rd (New York State Route 305) and Temple St, on the right when traveling south on Portville-Obi Rd. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Portville NY 14770, 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 North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once

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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: Ceres School (approx. 4.2 miles away); Ceres (approx. 4.3 miles away in Pennsylvania); Frank W. Higgins (approx. 5.6 miles away); 1804-2004 (approx. 5.6 miles away); Historic Site - Home of Frank W. Higgins (approx. 5.7 miles away); Grand Army of the Republic (approx. 5.7 miles away); Women's Suffrage (approx. 5.7 miles away); Major Adam Hoops (approx. 5.7 miles away).

Photographed by Bruce Kelly, September 15, 2021

2. Peter Jones Marker

Lookin south on RT305, Portville, NY - intersecting to the right is Mayville RD/Temple St

Photographed by Bruce Kelly, September 15, 2021

3. Peter Jones Marker

Looking north on RT305, Portville, NY

Credits. This page was last revised on August 29, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 15, 2021, by Bruce Kelly of Perry, New York. This page has been viewed 518 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 15, 2021, by Bruce Kelly of Perry, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.