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

Pittsford Village

 
 
Pittsford Village Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Yugoboy, July 9, 2012
1. Pittsford Village Marker
Inscription. Founded August 1789 by Captain Simon Stone and Lieutenant Israel Stone
 
Erected 1940 by State Education Department.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1789.
 
Location. 43° 5.505′ N, 77° 30.9′ W. Marker is in Pittsford, New York, in Monroe County. It is on N Main Street (New York State Route 96) 0.1 miles north of Monroe Avenue ( Route 31), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pittsford NY 14534, 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 walking distance of this marker: In Honor of All Pittsford Veterans (within shouting distance of this marker); Erie Canal (within shouting distance of this marker); Port of Pittsford (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Phoenix Hotel (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Erie Canal (about 400 feet away); Auburn Line Park (about 700 feet away); Cobblestone Academy (about 700 feet away); Historic Schoen Place (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pittsford.
 
Also see . . .  Pittsford Village Historic District - National Archives. National Register of Historic Places documentation (Submitted on October 20, 2023, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
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Pittsford Village Marker as seen facing North on n. Main image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Yugoboy, July 9, 2012
2. Pittsford Village Marker as seen facing North on n. Main
Pittsford Village Marker as seen facing South on n. Main image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Yugoboy, July 9, 2012
3. Pittsford Village Marker as seen facing South on n. Main
Pittsford Village Office Building image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Yugoboy, July 9, 2012
4. Pittsford Village Office Building
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 12, 2012, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. This page has been viewed 933 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 12, 2012, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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