Williamson in Wayne County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Lake Captains of Pultneyville Memorial
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, June 3, 2025
1. Lake Captains of Pultneyville Memorial
Commander of Schooner
Russell Whipple Enterprise 1811
Charles Snow Lark 1812
Russell Cole Caroline 1814
Judson Pond Hiram 1823
Henry Wood Atlas 1824
Horatio N. Throop Sophia 1825
Horace Morley Commerce 1827
Washington Throop Enterprise 1833
John Stevenson Three Brothers 1833
Edward Todd Wayne 1849
Andrew Holling Free Trader 1849
John Todd Wayne 1850
John Palmer Albion 1850
B.B. Brewer Challenge 1855
Armine Holling Rival 1856
Samuel D. Tomkinson Thomas Kingsford 1859
James T. Holling Rival 1862
John H. Ledyard S.S. Cataract 1862
John Todd J.J. Hill 1869
Milton Fairbanks 1824
J.G. Roys Union 1869
John Burtiss Union 1869
John Sheffield H.M. Ballou 1869
William Leaver Grace Sherwood 1869
Russell Smith S.S. City of Concord 1869
M.V. Pallister Fred L. Wells 1881
Erected 1935.
Topics. This historical marker and memorial
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Location. 43° 16.922′ N, 77° 11.009′ W. Marker is in Williamson, New York, in Wayne County. It is on Lake Road west of Jay Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4165 Lake Road, Williamson NY 14589, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and memorial 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: The Battle of Pultneyville (here, next to this marker); From the Nearby Ravine (here, next to this marker); Pultneyville Historic District (here, next to this marker); First White Men (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Pultneyville Historic District (approx. 0.2 miles away); Site of Union Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Wreck of the St. Peter (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Williamson.
Another marker is no longer nearby. 100 Years of Dramatics (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, June 3, 2025
2. Lake Captains of Pultneyville Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on June 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 5, 2025, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 124 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 6, 2025, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. 2. submitted on June 5, 2025, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
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