Gorham in Ontario County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Gorham Mill

Photographed by Bruce Kelly, November 12, 2021

1. Gorham Mill Marker

Inscription. Water powered grist mill owner Levi Benton Jr. 1809 burned 1868 rebuilt 1869 burned 1941

Erected 2013 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1809.

Location. 42° 47.945′ N, 77° 7.982′ W. Marker is in Gorham, New York, in Ontario County. It is on New York State Route 245, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gorham NY 14461, 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

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Gorham War Memorial

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(about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); World War II (approx. 4.4 miles away); Marcus Whitman (approx. 5.4 miles away); In Memory of Soldiers in This Vicinity (approx. 6.6 miles away); Methodist Church (approx. 6.6 miles away); Whitney Cemetery Veterans Memorial (approx. 6.8 miles away); Kan-a-de-sa-ga (approx. 8.2 miles away); a different marker also named Kan-a-de-sa-ga (approx. 8.2 miles away).

Photographed by Bruce Kelly, November 12, 2021

2. Gorham Mill Marker

Looking west on RT245, Gorham, NY

Photographed by Bruce Kelly, November 12, 2021

3. Gorham Mill Marker

Looking east on RT245 from the bridge over Flint Creek, Gorham, NY

Credits. This page was last revised on November 15, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 14, 2021, by Bruce Kelly of Perry, New York. This page has been viewed 307 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 14, 2021, by Bruce Kelly of Perry, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.