Caledonia in Livingston County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Genesee Valley Greenway

Photographed by Paige Miller, October 16, 2004

1. Genesee Valley Greenway Marker

Inscription.

Genesee Valley Greenway. . , Wadsworth Junction , , This spot has been a meeting place ever since the Genesee Valley Canal opened in 1840. Known as Cox's Basin, boats were loaded and turned around here. When railroads replaced the canal after 1880, it served as the junction point for Lehigh Valley trains traveling between Buffalo and Geneva and for Pennsylvania trains traveling between Rochester and Hinsdale. This place was named Wadsworth Junction for the Wadsworth family who owned much of the adjacent land. Today, a large portion of the rail beds have been transformed into the Genesee Valley Greenway and the Lehigh Valley Trail, which intersect here. , Pennsylvania and Lehigh Valley Railroads , Track linking the Pennsylvania and the Lehigh Valley Railroads was located on the earthen embankment to the northwest. After abandoning the tracks south of this location in 1963, the Pennsylvania Railroad used the Lehigh Valley tracks to bring coal and miscellaneous freight from Buffalo. The trains then used the spur to access the remaining Pennsylvania tracks and continue their journey north to Rochester. The rail line north to Rochester was abandoned, and the tracks were removed after the Pennsylvania Railroad merged with the New York Central in 1968. , The stone structures on either side of the Greenway were part of a very long trestle that carried the Lehigh Valley Railroad's tracks over the Genesee River, its flood plain, and two existing north-south railroads. Built in 1891, the trestle had abutments, 38 piers, and was more than a half-mile long. Trains continued to use the trestle until 1976. , This photograph of a Lehigh Valley Railroad passenger train on the east side of the river on the trestle connecting to the bridge over the Genesee River was taken some time before 1905. Courtesy Theodore W. Trice and Mary Hamilton-Danin, Rochester, NY. , Map of Wadsworth Junction and the surrounding area, from the 1915 United States Geological Survey Map - Honeoye, NY Quadrangle.

Wadsworth Junction

This spot has been a meeting place ever since the Genesee Valley Canal opened in 1840. Known as Cox's Basin, boats were loaded and turned around here. When railroads replaced the canal after 1880, it served as the junction point for Lehigh Valley trains traveling between Buffalo and Geneva and for Pennsylvania trains traveling between Rochester and Hinsdale. This place was named Wadsworth Junction for the Wadsworth family who owned much of the adjacent land. Today, a large portion of the rail beds have been transformed into the Genesee Valley Greenway and the Lehigh Valley Trail, which intersect here.

Pennsylvania and Lehigh Valley Railroads

Track linking the Pennsylvania and the Lehigh Valley Railroads was located on the earthen embankment to the northwest. After abandoning the tracks south of this location in 1963, the Pennsylvania Railroad used the Lehigh Valley tracks to bring coal and miscellaneous freight from Buffalo. The trains then used the spur to access the remaining Pennsylvania tracks and continue their journey north to Rochester. The rail line north to Rochester was abandoned, and the tracks were removed after the Pennsylvania Railroad merged with the New York Central in 1968.

The stone structures on either side of the Greenway were part of

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a very long trestle that carried the Lehigh Valley Railroad's tracks over the Genesee River, its flood plain, and two existing north-south railroads. Built in 1891, the trestle had abutments, 38 piers, and was more than a half-mile long. Trains continued to use the trestle until 1976.

This photograph of a Lehigh Valley Railroad passenger train on the east side of the river on the trestle connecting to the bridge over the Genesee River was taken some time before 1905. Courtesy Theodore W. Trice and Mary Hamilton-Danin, Rochester, NY.

Map of Wadsworth Junction and the surrounding area, from the 1915 United States Geological Survey Map - Honeoye, NY Quadrangle.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Railroads & Streetcars • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1840.

Location. 42° 59.066′ N, 77° 43.977′ W. Marker is in Caledonia, New York, in Livingston County. It can be reached from the intersection of Genesee Valley Greenway and Lehigh Valley Trail. To see this marker, you have to park the car and then hike along the Lehigh Valley Trail towards the Genesee River. There is parking at West River Road in Caledonia, NY (42°58'59.0"N 77°44'35.7"W), then hike along the trail to the east. There is also parking at East River Road in Rush, NY (42°59'13.6"N 77°42'03.7"W)

Photographed by Paige Miller, October 16, 2004

2. Genesee Valley Greenway Marker

The Lehigh Valley Railroad Bridge over the Genesee River, now part of the Lehigh Valley Trail, facing east from the marker location.

and then hike along the trail to the west. The parking at West River Road is closer to the marker than the parking at East River Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Genesee Valley Greenway, Caledonia NY 14423, 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

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Early House (approx. one mile away); Cox Ferry (approx. 1.4 miles away); Site of Early School (approx. 1.6 miles away); Erected 1834 (approx. 1.7 miles away); Honeoye Valley (approx. 1.8 miles away); Site of First Quaker Meeting House (approx. 2 miles away); Burial Site (approx. 2.1 miles away); a different marker also named Genesee Valley Greenway (approx. 2.4 miles away).

Photographed by Paige Miller, October 16, 2004

3. Genesee Valley Greenway Marker

Bridge abutments that carried the Lehigh Valley Railroad over the Pennsylvania Railroad, now the Genesee Valley Trail. Marker can be seen to the right of the Genesee Valley Trail in front of the Bridge Abutments.

Photographed by Paige Miller, October 16, 2004

4. Genesee Valley Greenway Marker

Bridge abutment (as described in the marker) along the Lehigh Valley Trail to the east of the Genesee River.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 26, 2025, by Paige Miller of Getzville, New York. This page has been viewed 96 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 26, 2025, by Paige Miller of Getzville, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.