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

First Town Hall

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, August 29, 2024

1. First Town Hall Marker

Inscription.
Soldiers Memorial Town Hall
Built 1886 for meetings and gatherings. John E. Sherman Post 401 G.A.R. also met here. Became Rose Free Library 1962.

Erected 2020 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 740.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1886.

Location. 43° 9.174′ N, 76° 52.702′ W. Marker is in North Rose, New York, in Wayne County. It is on Main Street (New York State Route 414), on the right when traveling south. This marker is on the left side of door of the Rose Free Library tucked in the corner by a shrub. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4069 Main Street, North Rose NY 14516, 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

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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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: War Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Patriot Burials (approx. 0.8 miles away); John Thomas/Donald Putnam (approx. 0.8 miles away); Town of Rose (approx. 2½ miles away); White School House Cemetery (approx. 2.8 miles away); Plank Road (approx. 2.8 miles away); Towpath Trailhead (approx. 4½ miles away); Butler’s Cannon (approx. 4½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in North Rose.

Also see . . . First Town Hall (William G. Pomeroy Foundation).

Excerpt: In 1886, the town of Rose in Wayne County, New York built Soldiers Memorial Town Hall. The previous year, the town raised $2,000 dollars for the purchase of land and construction of the new building on Main Street. Once completed, the town hall was used for meetings and gatherings, including
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, August 29, 2024

2. First Town Hall Marker
concerts, lectures, shows, various entertainments, and meetings of the John E. Sherman Post 401 Grand Army of the Republic.

(Submitted on August 31, 2024.)

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, August 29, 2024

3. First Town Hall Marker

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, August 29, 2024

4. First Town Hall Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 31, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 31, 2024, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 116 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 31, 2024, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.