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Near Waterloo in Seneca County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Robert S. Duncanson

(1821-1872)

 
 
Robert S. Duncanson Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Turcotte
1. Robert S. Duncanson Marker
Inscription. Born near here famous African American landscape artist of the mid-19th Century
 
Erected 2022 by Seneca County.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African AmericansArts, Letters, Music. A significant historical year for this entry is 1821.
 
Location. 42° 52.237′ N, 76° 55.986′ W. Marker is near Waterloo, New York, in Seneca County. It is on West River Road (County Road 119) 0.1 miles west of Marshall Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 469 W River Rd, Geneva NY 14456, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, and in the Finger Lakes. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in 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
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as the crow flies: Pathmark Geneva (approx. 1.8 miles away); a different marker also named Pathmark Geneva (approx. 2.1 miles away); The Scythe Tree (approx. 2.1 miles away); Fay & Bowen Engine Company (approx. 2.2 miles away); Cayuga - Seneca Canal (approx. 2.2 miles away); Deceased Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.2 miles away); Cayuga-Seneca Canal Entrance (approx. 2.2 miles away); a different marker also named Pathmark Geneva (approx. 2.3 miles away).
 
Robert S. Duncanson Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Turcotte
2. Robert S. Duncanson Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 31, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 30, 2024, by James Turcotte of Phelps, New York. This page has been viewed 218 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 30, 2024, by James Turcotte of Phelps, New York. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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Jul. 30, 2026