Medina in Orleans County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Medina
A Towpath Community
Photographed by Bradley Owen, June 27, 2025
1. Medina Marker
Founded Upon A Rock
World famous sandstone
First quarried here - 1837
Erected 2011 by Medina Sandstone Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Natural Resources. A significant historical year for this entry is 1837.
Location. 43° 13.293′ N, 78° 23.162′ W. Marker is in Medina, New York, in Orleans County. It can be reached from Mill Street (Manilla Place on Google) east of Main Street (New York State Route 63), on the left when traveling east. Marker is located along the boat dock in Medina Harbor. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Medina NY 14103, 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Erie Canal (a few steps from this marker); Greater Medina Area (within shouting distance of this marker); On This Site Circa 1919 Alonzo L. Waters (within shouting distance of this marker); Medina Aqueduct (within shouting distance of this marker); White's Hotel (within shouting distance of this marker); Grover Cleveland & Frances Folsom (within shouting distance of this marker); Medina Sandstone (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Frederick Douglass (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Medina.
Another marker is no longer nearby. The Last Blacksmith Shop in Orleans County (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Bradley Owen, June 27, 2025
2. Medina Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 28, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 132 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 28, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
