Irondequoit in Monroe County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The White Lady

Legends & Lore

Photographed by Mira Earls, August 6, 2023

1. The White Lady Marker

Inscription. Grieving woman's ghost and her wolf-like hounds appear in the night mist searching this roadside for her lost daughter.

Erected 2023 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 144.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Women. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation, and the William G. Pomeroy Foundation Legends & Lore Series series lists.

Location. 43° 14.162′ N, 77° 33.392′ W. Marker is in Irondequoit, New York, in Monroe County. It is on Lakeshore Boulevard, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1721 Lakeshore Boulevard, Rochester NY 14622, 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: The Leopold Lion (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Seabreeze Time Line (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Jack Rabbit (approx. 0.7 miles away); On This Site - Over the Years (approx. 0.7 miles away); a different marker also named On This Site - Over the Years (approx. 0.7 miles away); a different marker also named On This Site - Over the Years (approx. 0.7

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miles away); a different marker also named On This Site - Over the Years (approx. 0.7 miles away); a different marker also named On This Site - Over the Years (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Irondequoit.

Also see . . .
1. The White Lady's Castle (Atlas Obscura).

Excerpt: As the story goes, the crumbling remains are all that is left of a stately home belonging to an over-protective mother and her daughter. One night, the daughter went out for a stroll and never returned. The mother, thinking that her daughter had run away with a young suitor went mad and continues to haunt any nubile young things that visit the remains of her home. Locals have reported seeing a white phantasm hovering over the ramparts of the former refectory and more dramatically, some have reported seeing the ghost flanked by a pair of spectral dogs that will chase anyone foolish enough to canoodle near the site.

(Submitted on August 17, 2023.)

2. New historical marker honors the legend of the 'White Lady' (YouTube, 3 min.). News 8 WROC news clip of the marker unveiling on June 27, 2023. (Submitted on August 17, 2023.)

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, June 13, 2024

2. The White Lady Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 13, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 11, 2023, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 1,641 times since then and 65 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 11, 2023, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. 2. submitted on June 13, 2024, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.