Melvin Hill in Phelps in Ontario County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Melvin Hill
Photographed By James Turcotte, May 17, 2024
1. Melvin Hill Marker
Taking an Indian trail west out of Oaks Corners in 1791, Jonathan Melvin arrived at the top of this hill and four years later established a prosperous 800-acre farm. within a few years thereafter, with his own funds, he erected a school and a church. By the middle of the 1800s, this crossroads community boasted the school and church, a barrel stave & shingle factory, blacksmith, cider mill, wagon shop, apple orchard and several maple sugar camps. The large boulder here marks the site of the Melvin Hill Baptist Church, constructed c. 1802 by Melvin at a cost of $1,000. The church was a focal point for Melvin Hill until several of its members left and helped to organize the Vienna Village (Phelps) Baptist Church Society in 1843.
( small plaque )
This marker is dedicated in memory of Donald W. Tiffany Phelps Town Historian 1999-2015
Erected 2014 by Phelps Community Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1791.
Location. 42° 55.159′ N, 77° 3.827′ W. Marker is in Phelps, New York, in Ontario County. It is in Melvin Hill. Marker is on Melvin Hill Road north of County Route 23, on the right when
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Site of the Red House Observatory (approx. 2.3 miles away); Orleans (approx. 2˝ miles away); Unionville (approx. 2.6 miles away); Phelps Historic District (approx. 2.6 miles away); In Memory (approx. 2.7 miles away); Phelps World War Memorial (approx. 2.7 miles away); Old Stone Shop (approx. 2.7 miles away); Pioneer Cemetery (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Phelps.
Photographed By James Turcotte, May 17, 2024
2. Melvin Hill Marker
Photographed By James Turcotte, May 17, 2024
3. Melvin Hill Cemetery
Credits. This page was last revised on May 24, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 17, 2024, by James Turcotte of Waterloo, New York. This page has been viewed 43 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 17, 2024, by James Turcotte of Waterloo, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
