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Barre Center in Orleans County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Braggs Corners

 
 
Braggs Corners Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Pamela Scott, May 16, 2011
1. Braggs Corners Marker
Inscription. Solomon Bragg with son Nathan were first settlers west of Barre Center. Blazed forest trail to this place where they built a cabin in 1818
 
Erected 1932 by New York State Education Department.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1818.
 
Location. 43° 10.069′ N, 78° 13.357′ W. Marker is in Barre Center, New York, in Orleans County. It is at the intersection of West Barre Road (County Route 99) and Bragg Schoolhouse Road, on the right when traveling west on West Barre Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 13911 W Barre Rd, Albion NY 14411, 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, 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: KUM BA YAH (Come By Here) (approx. 1.8 miles away); Indian Trail (approx. 1.9 miles away); Elisha Wright (approx. 2.3 miles away); Orleans County Alms House Cemetery (approx. 3.1 miles away); Elba Mucklands (approx. 3.3 miles away); "Santa Claus" (approx. 4.8 miles away); First Lt. Bruce Martin (approx. 5 miles away); House of Refuge (approx. 5.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Barre Center.
 
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Braggs Corners Marker seen in the distance image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Pamela Scott, May 16, 2011
2. Braggs Corners Marker seen in the distance
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 20, 2011, by Pamela Scott of Brockport, New York. This page has been viewed 639 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on May 20, 2011, by Pamela Scott of Brockport, New York. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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