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

1855 - 1944

Frances Barrier Williams

Photographed by Pamela Scott, June 30, 2011

1. 1855 - 1944 Marker

Inscription. Lecturer and suffragist, organized black women's club movement and helped found the NAACP in 1912.

Erected by New York State.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: African Americans. A significant historical year for this entry is 1912.

Location. 43° 12.862′ N, 77° 56.817′ W. Marker is in Brockport, New York, in Monroe County. It is on Erie Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 163 Erie Street, Brockport NY 14420, 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 North America,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in 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 walking distance of this marker:

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"Putting Veterans First" Department of Veteran Affairs (approx. ¼ mile away); The Monika W. Andrews Children's Park (approx. ¼ mile away); Fannie Barrier Williams (approx. ¼ mile away); Higher Education - State University of New York College at Brockport (approx. ¼ mile away); Site Of (approx. ¼ mile away); Helen Fabi Smagorinsky (approx. ¼ mile away); Trolley Depot (approx. 0.3 miles away); Fifth International Special Olympics at Brockport (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brockport.

Also see . . . Fannie Barrier Williams. (Submitted on July 8, 2011, by Pamela Scott of Brockport, New York.)

Distant View of 1855 - 1944 Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Pamela Scott, June 30, 2011

2. Distant View of 1855 - 1944 Marker

Home of Frances Barrier Williams image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Pamela Scott, June 30, 2011

3. Home of Frances Barrier Williams

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 8, 2011, by Pamela Scott of Brockport, New York. This page has been viewed 722 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 8, 2011, by Pamela Scott of Brockport, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.