Wolcott in Wayne County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Purdy's Dock
Photographed by Mira Earls, July 5, 2024
1. Purdy's Dock Marker
Erected 2020 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 759.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1816.
Location. 43° 15.289′ N, 76° 56.222′ W. Marker is in Wolcott, New York, in Wayne County. It is on Lake Bluff Road, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7043 Lake Bluff Road, Wolcott NY 14590, 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 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Austin Steward (approx. 2.4 miles away); A French Inspired Flotilla (approx. 2½ miles away); Historic Sodus Point (approx. 2½ miles away); The War of 1812 (approx. 2½ miles away); Battle of Sodus Point (approx. 2½ miles away); Sodus Point (approx. 2.6 miles away); Sodus Point World War I Memorial (approx. 2.7 miles away); Underground Railroad In Sodus Point Mural (approx. 2.7 miles away).
Also see . . . Purdys Dock (William G. Pomeroy Foundation).
Excerpt: Reverend Fay Hovey Purdy (1816-1894) was a well known Methodist evangelist in his day. Purdy built a substantial pier at this location which served as a boat landing and wharf for his sawmill, also located on this site. At one time he was the owner of a Camp Meeting location at Lake Bluff where he served as Methodist Camp Meeting director...(Submitted on July 6, 2024.)
Photographed by Mira Earls, July 5, 2024
2. Purdy's Dock Marker with wider view
Photographed by Mira Earls, July 5, 2024
3. Purdy's Dock Marker view
Credits. This page was last revised on July 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 6, 2024, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 203 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 6, 2024, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
