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Medina in Orleans County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

"The Big Apple"

 
 
"The Big Apple" Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bradley Owen, July 5, 2023
1. "The Big Apple" Marker
Inscription.
Jan 99 - Sculptor - Sep 00
Richard D Bannister

This monumental apple was created to commemorate the contribution fruit growers have made to the economy of W.N.Y.
 
Erected 2000 by N.Y. State Council on the Arts, Lake Ridge Fruit Company LLC, Keeler Construction & Barre Stone Products.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, MusicIndustry & Commerce.
 
Location. 43° 13.49′ N, 78° 23.284′ W. Marker is in Medina, New York, in Orleans County. Marker is on Glenwood Avenue, 0.1 miles north of North Main Street (New York State Route 63), on the left when traveling north. Marker is located in Lions Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 Glenwood Avenue, Medina NY 14103, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Frances Folsom (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Vietnam (about 500 feet away); John Ryan 1801-96 / Medina Sandstone (approx. 0.2 miles away); Grover Cleveland & Frances Folsom (approx. 0.2 miles away); White's Hotel (approx. 0.2 miles away); On This Site Circa 1919 Alonzo L. Waters (approx. ¼ mile
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away); The Last Blacksmith Shop in Orleans County (approx. ¼ mile away); Frederick Douglass (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Medina.
 
"The Big Apple" Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bradley Owen, July 5, 2023
2. "The Big Apple" Marker
"The Big Apple" image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bradley Owen, July 5, 2023
3. "The Big Apple"
The Erie Canal is in the background.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 6, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 6, 2023, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 90 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on July 6, 2023, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.

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