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Caledonia in Livingston County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Caledonia

 
 
Caledonia Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, March 3, 2025
1. Caledonia Marker
Inscription. Organized 1803 as Town of Southampton, name changed to Caledonia 1806; Scottish emigrants settled 1799, village incorporated 1891.
 
Erected 1938 by State Department of Education.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1803.
 
Location. 42° 58.569′ N, 77° 52.342′ W. Marker is in Caledonia, New York, in Livingston County. It is on Main Street (New York State Route 5) 0.6 miles west of Leicester Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Caledonia NY 14423, 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Caledonia (here, next to this marker); Big Springs (approx. 0.9 miles away); Erected 1827 (approx. 0.9 miles away); Erected 1826 (approx. 0.9 miles away); State Hatchery (approx. one mile away); Seth Green (approx. one mile away); a different marker also named Caledonia (approx. one mile away); In Memory (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Caledonia.
 
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Caledonia Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, March 3, 2025
2. Caledonia Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 3, 2025, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 165 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 3, 2025, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.
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