Near Hilton in Monroe County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Parma

Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 7, 2026

1. Parma Marker

Inscription.
Named in honor of the Independent Spirits of Parma, Italy. State legislation separated Parma and Riga from Northampton April 8, 1808. Second largest and oldest township in Monroe County Hilton Village, "The Apple Capital": pioneered by Jonathan Underwood Michael Beach, 1795 pioneer, entered the American Revolution in 1775, guarding Fort Ticonderoga.

Erected 1976 by The County of Monroe.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is April 8, 1808.

Location. 43° 15.14′ N, 77° 47.399′ W. Marker is near Hilton, New York, in Monroe County. It is on Hilton Parma Corners Road (New York State Route 259) 0.6 miles north of Peck Road (County Route 183), on the right when traveling north. Marker is located at the entrance to the Parma Town Hall. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1300 Hilton Parma Corners Road, Hilton NY 14468, 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

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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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: In Memory of All Who Served (within shouting distance of this marker); Little White Meetinghouse (approx. half a mile away); First Settlement in the Town of Parma (approx. 1.6 miles away); Historic Parma Farmlands (approx. 2 miles away); Great Fire of Hilton (approx. 2½ miles away); Hilton Veterans Memorial Flag Pole (approx. 2½ miles away); SPC Jason D. Hasenauer (approx. 2½ miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 2½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hilton.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 7, 2026

2. Parma Marker

Marker is located at the center main entrance.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 12, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 12, 2026, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 3 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 12, 2026, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.