Adams Basin in Monroe County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Site of Home of Alexander Milliner
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, January 28, 2018
1. Site of Home of Alexander Milliner Marker
of Alexander Milliner,
drummer boy in bodyguard
of George Washington.
Later, soldier in
Revolutionary War.
Erected 1959 by County of Monroe.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant day of the year for for this entry is May 31.
Location. 43° 11.853′ N, 77° 51.258′ W. Memorial is in Adams Basin, New York, in Monroe County. It is at the intersection of Canal Road (County Route 175) and Washington Street (County Route 212), on the left when traveling east on Canal Road. Marker is in the hamlet of Adams Basin by the Erie Canal. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Spencerport NY 14559, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial 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, on the Great Lakes, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois)
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Adams Basin School (within shouting distance of this marker); The Adams-Ryan House (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Canalway Trail: Unlock the Adventure / Business Along The Erie Canal (about 600 feet away); Houston Tavern (approx. 1.9 miles away); Lester C. Merz (approx. 2.8 miles away); Sodoma Farms (approx. 3.1 miles away); Town Pump School (approx. 3.2 miles away); Soldiers' Memorial Tower (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Adams Basin.
Also see . . . Last Men of the Revolution - Alexander Milliner. American Revolution website entry (Submitted on January 29, 2018, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, January 28, 2018
2. Site of Home of Alexander Milliner Marker
View towards the intersection. The home is gone.
3. Alexander Milliner
Credits. This page was last revised on April 21, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 29, 2018, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 1,212 times since then and 80 times this year. Last updated on April 18, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 29, 2018, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. 3. submitted on August 1, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
