Near Canandaigua in Ontario County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
World War II
Site of Aerial Observation Post 1942-1944 established by Army.
Photographed by Bruce Kelly, August 19, 2022
1. World War II site of aerial observation Marker
Erected 2015 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 254.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Communications • War, World II • Women. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1942.
Location. 42° 49.971′ N, 77° 12.354′ W. Marker is near Canandaigua, New York, in Ontario County. It is on County Road 18 0.4 miles south of Depew Road, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3824 Co Rd 18, Canandaigua NY 14424, 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 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Earl Coleates (approx. 4.3 miles away); Sgλ:nφ (Skenoh) Island (approx. 4.3 miles away); Boathouse History (approx. 4.4 miles away); Gorham Mill (approx. 4.4 miles away); Cobblestone Cottage 1837 (approx. 4.4 miles away); Gorham War Memorial (approx. 4.4 miles away); Routes of the Armies of General John Sullivan and General James Clinton 1779 (approx. 4½ miles away); Haudenosaunee Family (approx. 4.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Canandaigua.
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Photographed by Bruce Kelly, August 19, 2022
2. World War II Marker
Looking northwest Co Rd 18, Canandaiqua/Gorham, NY
Photographed by Bruce Kelly, August 19, 2022
3. World War II Marker
Looking southeast Co Rd 18, Canandaiqua/Gorham, NY
Credits. This page was last revised on August 22, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 21, 2022, by Bruce Kelly of Perry, New York. This page has been viewed 385 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 21, 2022, by Bruce Kelly of Perry, New York. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
