Farmington in Ontario County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Underground RR
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, September 12, 2025
1. Underground RR Marker
He led WNY Anti-slavery
Society. Hid slaves on
their way to freedom. Best
documented site in area.
Erected by Troop 32, BSA.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • African Americans.
Location. 43° 1.685′ N, 77° 19.831′ W. Marker is in Farmington, New York, in Ontario County. It is on Hook Road north of Green Road, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 Hook Road, Farmington NY 14425, 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: Farmington Quaker Crossroads Historic District (approx. 0.4 miles away); Friends Meeting House (approx. half a mile away); Selby Howard (approx. 0.6 miles away); Pumpkin Hook (approx. 0.7 miles away); a different marker also named Underground RR (approx. 1.2 miles away); Old Red Mill (approx. 1.3 miles away); Doty Home (approx. 1½ miles away); 1788 Survey (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Farmington.
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Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, September 12, 2025
2. Underground RR Marker
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, September 12, 2025
3. Underground RR Marker
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, September 12, 2025
4. Underground RR Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 18, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 12, 2025, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 86 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 12, 2025, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
