Cobbs Hill in Rochester in Monroe County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Portage Trail

Photographed by Yugoboy, July 6, 2012

1. Portage Trail Marker

Inscription. Past this spot ran the portage trail from Irondequoit Bay to Red Creek in Genesee Valley Park. Its eastern end was at the Indian Landing. The portage followed the direction of Highland Avenue and skirted the base of Mt. Hope. It formed the part of the Ohio Trail, famous in the early history of this country as a short route from Canada into the Mississippi Valley.

Erected 1912 by Rochester Centennial.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 43° 8.209′ N, 77° 34.566′ W. Marker is in Rochester, New York, in Monroe County. It is in Cobbs Hill. It is at the intersection of Monroe Avenue and Highland Drive, on the right when traveling west on Monroe Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rochester NY 14610, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York,

specifically in Western New York,

and in the Finger Lakes.

It is also in the American Northeast,

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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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Cobbs Hill Park / Cobbs Hill (approx. 0.3 miles away); Widewaters Field (approx. 0.3 miles away); Boyhood Home Site (approx. half a mile away); Lock 66 Neighborhood (approx. one mile away); George Eastman House (approx. 1.1 miles away); The West Garden (approx. 1.1 miles away); Brighton Village (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Children's Pavilion (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rochester.

More about this marker. I indicated above that the marker is visible from the road. This is true, but you have to really look for it. The rock it's embedded in is only a foot or so high. If you are looking to visit this marker, look for the bus shelter, it's about 20-25 feet left

Photographed by Yugoboy

2. Portage Trail Marker

and towards the hill behind the shelter.

Portage Trail Marker stone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Yugoboy, July 6, 2012

3. Portage Trail Marker stone

The stone the mark is embedded in is in the foreground, the Monroe-Highland intersection is in the background. The bus shelter is to the far left of the photo.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 12, 2012, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. This page has been viewed 1,034 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 12, 2012, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.