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Wolcott in Wayne County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Town of Butler

 
 
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Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, August 29, 2024
1. Town of Butler Marker
Inscription.
Set off from Town of Wolcott April 3, 1826 named in honor of General William Butler
 
Erected by Wayne County Board of Supervisors.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is April 3, 1826.
 
Location. 43° 10.233′ N, 76° 46.221′ W. Marker is in Wolcott, New York, in Wayne County. It is on Butler Center Road (County Route 264) south of Crane Road, on the right when traveling north. Located in front of Butler Town Hall. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4576 Butler Center 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, on the Great Lakes, 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.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Butler Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); First Zion Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Samuel Ward and Antoinette Brown (approx. Ύ mile away); Sarah Mills (approx. 0.8 miles away); Roe Cobblestone Schoolhouse (approx. 1.9 miles away); Wolcott Falls (approx. 4.1 miles away); Franklin W. Lutes (approx. 4.1 miles away); Northup Park (approx. 4.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wolcott.
 
Also see . . .  Butler, New York (Wikipedia). (Submitted on September 4, 2024, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
 
Town of Butler Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, August 29, 2024
2. Town of Butler Marker
Town of Butler Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, August 29, 2024
3. Town of Butler Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 30, 2024, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 120 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on August 30, 2024, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
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Jul. 31, 2026