Scottsville in Monroe County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Mill Site Area of Historic Scottsville
Photographed by Mira Earls, December 4, 2022
1. Mill Site Area of Historic Scottsville Marker
1816 Donald McVean and Abraham Hanford Grist Mill
1830 Mill race built by Abraham Hanford and Powell Carpenter
1830 Powell Carpenter Brick Mill
1880 Scottsville Cider Mill
1886 L.M. Godley Flour Mill
1887 Godley Mill warehouse Penn. R.R. switch laid
1893 Scottsville Milling Company
1904 Wheatland Milling and Power Company
1905 Electric lighting from this site for Scottsville
1912 Smith's Grain Mill
1916 Flower City Tissue Mill
1921 Scottsville Paper Boxboard Corporation
1925 Lawless Brothers Boxboard Paper Mill
1947 Dorey Corrugated Paper Boxboard
1970 Rodwin Industrial Center
Town of Wheatland · Established 1821
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce.
Location. 43° 1.171′ N, 77° 45.125′ W. Marker is in Scottsville, New York, in Monroe County. It is on Main Street (New York State Route 383) west of Race Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Scottsville NY 14546, 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, on the Great Lakes, 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 walking distance of this marker: Northampton (a few steps from this marker); Feeder Gates (approx. 0.2 miles away); Canal Street (approx. 0.2 miles away); Genesee Valley Greenway
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Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 29, 2023, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 448 times since then and 28 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on February 11, 2023, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
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