Clifton Springs in Ontario County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Ginkgo Grove
Photographed by James Turcotte, September 2, 2024
1. Ginkgo Grove Marker
Chinese missionary presented Dr. Henry Foster with the four ginkgo trees in 1888.
Marking and Preservation of Historical Site
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Horticulture & Forestry. A significant historical year for this entry is 1888.
Location. 42° 57.696′ N, 77° 8.18′ W. Marker is in Clifton Springs, New York, in Ontario County. It is at the intersection of East Main Street (County Road 13) and Spring Street, on the left when traveling east on East Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 26 East Main St, Clifton Springs NY 14432, 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 the North Atlantic 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Dr. Henry Foster (within shouting distance of this marker); The Clifton Springs Library (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Clifton Springs Veterans Memorial (about 700 feet away); Peirce Pavillion 2 (about 700 feet away); Stephen A Douglas (approx. 1.9 miles away); Former Railbed (approx. 2.3 miles away); Orleans (approx. 3.2 miles away); a different marker also named Orleans (approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clifton Springs.
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Photographed by James Turcotte, September 2, 2024
2. Ginkgo Grove Marker
Photographed by James Turcotte, September 2, 2024
3. Ginkgo Grove
Credits. This page was last revised on September 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 2, 2024, by James Turcotte of Phelps, New York. This page has been viewed 172 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 2, 2024, by James Turcotte of Phelps, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
