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Near Silver Springs in Wyoming County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Silver Meadows Farm

Protected Farmland

 
 
Protected Farmland Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bruce Kelly, July 22, 2025
1. Protected Farmland Marker
Inscription. In 2020 the Genesee Valley Conservancy and the Klein family permanently protected 562 acres of farmland.
 
Erected by Town of Castile, Perry, Wyoming County, New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Agriculture. A significant historical year for this entry is 2020.
 
Location. 42° 41.359′ N, 78° 2.718′ W. Marker is near Silver Springs, New York, in Wyoming County. It is on West Lake Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Silver Springs NY 14550, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, and in the Finger Lakes. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Epworth Hall (approx. 1.4 miles away); Sea Serpent Legend (approx. 1.4 miles away); Assembly Depot (approx. 1.4 miles away); Bishop William Burt (approx. 1.4 miles away); Camp Wesley (approx. 1.4 miles away); Auditorium / Amphitheater (approx. 1.4 miles away); Pioneer Cabin (approx. 1.8 miles away); Gardeau Tract (approx. 1.9 miles away).
 
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Protected Farmland Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bruce Kelly, July 22, 2025
2. Protected Farmland Marker
Looking northward on West Lake Rd
Protected Farmland Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bruce Kelly, July 22, 2025
3. Protected Farmland Marker
Looking south on West Lake Rd
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 18, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 23, 2025, by Bruce Kelly of Perry, New York. This page has been viewed 156 times since then and 21 times this year. Last updated on August 15, 2025, by Bruce Kelly of Perry, New York. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on July 23, 2025, by Bruce Kelly of Perry, New York. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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