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Dalton N.Y.

 
 
Dalton N.Y. Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, October 5, 2022
1. Dalton N.Y. Marker
Inscription. Livingston County townships of Nunda & Portage. Settled 1817. B & NYC Railroad began service 1852. Post Office established 1856. Name Nunda Station changed to Dalton 1880. Great Dalton Fire 1943.
 
Erected 1994 by Dalton Improvement Committee.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Railroads & StreetcarsSettlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1817.
 
Location. 42° 32.472′ N, 77° 57.181′ W. Marker is in Nunda, New York, in Livingston County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and State Street, on the right when traveling west on Main Street. In Veterans Memorial Park, hamlet of Dalton. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Nunda NY 14517, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Dalton RR Depot (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Veterans Memorial Park (about 800 feet away); G.A.R. Post 190 (approx. 0.2 miles away); In Memory (approx. 0.2 miles away); Kish-A-Wa (approx. 1½ miles away); School Site (approx. 1½ miles away); G.A.R. Memorial Hall (approx. 2.1 miles away); 17 Locks (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nunda.
 
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Dalton N.Y. Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, October 5, 2022
2. Dalton N.Y. Marker
View is eastward. State Street crosses the railroad off to the left.
Dalton N.Y. Marker is near the Welcome to Dalton sign. image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, April 26, 2026
3. Dalton N.Y. Marker is near the Welcome to Dalton sign.
Dalton N.Y. Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, April 26, 2026
4. Dalton N.Y. Marker
Dalton N.Y. Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, April 26, 2026
5. Dalton N.Y. Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 2, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 5, 2022, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 511 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 5, 2022, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.   3, 4, 5. submitted on April 26, 2026, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York.
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