Marion in Wayne County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Elias Durfee
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, June 3, 2025
1. Elias Durfee Marker
and Marion Town Supervisor.
Served as a VP of Wayne County
Anti-Slavery Society 1837
and NYS Assemblyman 1846.
Erected 2021 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 859.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • African Americans • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1837.
Location. 43° 8.746′ N, 77° 11.882′ W. Marker is in Marion, New York, in Wayne County. It is at the intersection of Walworth-Marion Road and Chaintree Drive, on the left when traveling west on Walworth-Marion Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3833 Walworth-Marion Road, Marion NY 14505, 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: Former POW Camp (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Railroad Depot (approx. 0.4 miles away); Patriot Burials (approx. 0.4 miles away); G.A.R.-W.R.C. memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Marion Vol. Fire (approx. half a mile away); First Log House (approx. half a mile away); Dr. Allen Russell (approx. half a mile away); Veterans Flag Pole Memorial (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marion.
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Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, June 3, 2025
2. Elias Durfee Marker
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, June 3, 2025
3. Elias Durfee Home
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, June 3, 2025
4. Elias Durfee Home
Credits. This page was last revised on June 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 4, 2025, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 84 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 4, 2025, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
