Clyde in Wayne County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Jones Typewriter
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, April 9, 2025
1. Jones Typewriter Marker
Site of the workshop of John M. Jones, inventor of the “Jones Typographer”. Patented on June 1, 1852, it was an early form of typewriter, exhibited at the Chicago World’s Fair in 1893.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Science & Medicine. A significant historical date for this entry is June 1, 1852.
Location. 43° 4.921′ N, 76° 52.026′ W. Marker is in Clyde, New York, in Wayne County. It is at the intersection of Ford Street and East Genesee Street, on the right when traveling east on Ford Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 51 Ford Street, Clyde NY 14433, 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Replica Blockhouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Blockhouse Creek (within shouting distance of this marker); Clyde Blockhouse Historical Site (within shouting distance of this marker); Iron Works (within shouting distance of this marker); Revolutionary War (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Revolutionary War (about 300 feet away); Clyde River (approx. 0.2 miles away); Conflagration (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clyde.
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, April 9, 2025
2. Jones Typewriter Marker and Blockhouse.
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, April 9, 2025
3. Facing Ford Street
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, April 9, 2025
4. Path from the marker leads to the Blockhouse.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 11, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 10, 2025, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 146 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 10, 2025, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
