Valois in Schuyler County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Ferry
Photographed by Dan Weinstock, May 16, 2010
1. Ferry Marker
this point and Starkey
by John Goodwin
Chartered by State, 1820
Frank Wood, Pilot, 1867-97
Erected 1932 by New York State Education Department.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1805.
Location. 42° 32.268′ N, 76° 52.95′ W. Marker is in Valois, New York, in Schuyler County. It is on Lake Street, on the left when traveling north. Along lakefront. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hector NY 14841, 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 Southern Tier. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Con-Daw-Haw (approx. 0.3 miles away); Early Settler (approx. 2.3 miles away); Peach Orchard (approx. 2½ miles away); First Presbyterian Church (approx. 2.6 miles away); Gen. Hand's Light Corps (approx. 2.7 miles away); Saw Mill Creek (approx. 2.8 miles away); General Maxwell's Brigade (approx. 2.9 miles away); General Clinton's Brigade (approx. 3 miles away).
Photographed by Dan Weinstock, May 16, 2010
2. Ferry Marker at Seneca Lake
Credits. This page was last revised on November 4, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 19, 2010, by Dan Weinstock of Geneva, New York. This page has been viewed 1,199 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 19, 2010, by Dan Weinstock of Geneva, New York. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
