Lyons in Wayne County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The H. G. Hotchkiss Essential Oil Company
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, April 20, 2025
1. The H. G. Hotchkiss Essential Oil Company Marker
Essential Oil
Company
Established 1839
Has Been Placed On The
National
Register Of
Historic Places
By The United States
Department Of The Interior
June 1988
Erected 1988 by United States of Department of the Interior.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1839.
Location. 43° 3.772′ N, 76° 59.772′ W. Marker is in Lyons, New York, in Wayne County. It is at the intersection of Water Street and Leach Road, on the left when traveling west on Water Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 95 Water Street, Lyons NY 14489, 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 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 walking distance of this marker: H.G. Hotchkiss Peppermint Mural (here, next to this marker); H.G. Hotchkiss (a few steps from this marker); H.G. Hotchkiss/Hotchkiss Essential Oils (within shouting distance of this marker); G. Winston Dobbins Memorial Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Enlarged Erie Canal Lock 55 (within shouting distance of this marker); New York State Barge Canal (within shouting distance of this marker);
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Also see . . . H. G. Hotchkiss Essential Oil Company Plant (Wikipedia). Overview:
H. G. Hotchkiss Essential Oil Company Plant is a historic factory located at Lyons in Wayne County, New York. The remaining two story commercial building is an example of a small frame structure featuring a double storefront with modest ornamentation. It was built about 1884 on the foundations of an earlier structure and is located on the bank of the original Erie Canal. It was occupied by a major producer of essential oils, principally peppermint oil used in the manufacture of patent medicine.(Submitted on April 22, 2025.)
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, April 20, 2025
2. The H. G. Hotchkiss Essential Oil Company building
Credits. This page was last revised on April 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 21, 2025, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 143 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 21, 2025, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
