Fairport in Monroe County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Center Cemetery
Photographed by Yugoboy, July 9, 2012
1. Center Cemetery Marker
Erected by Town of Perinton.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1813.
Location. 43° 4.747′ N, 77° 27.049′ W. Marker is in Fairport, New York, in Monroe County. It is on Ayrault Rd. 0 miles Thornfield Way, on the left when traveling east. This marker is about 20 feet above street level. As you travel on Ayrault Rd., you'll see a concrete wall across the street from Martha Brown Middle School. The marker (and cemetery) are located at the top of this wall. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fairport NY 14450, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Glover Perrin (approx. Ό mile away); Hart's Woods (approx. 0.6 miles away); Hannan Homestead (approx. Ύ mile away); Perinton (approx. one mile away); This Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away); The Potter Property (approx. 1.4 miles away); Erie Canal Inn (approx. 1.4 miles away); The DeLand Family Develops Fairport's Four Corners (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fairport.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Abner Wight Home (was approx. one mile
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Regarding Center Cemetery. This turned out to be a VERY neat cemetery. It's relatively small, but covers a long period of history, being the eternal resting place for veterans of pretty much all of America's wars, from the Revolution to WWII. I've included a few representative samples here.
Photographed by Yugoboy, July 9, 2012
2. Center Cemetery Marker as seen facing East on Ayrault
Photographed by Yugoboy, July 9, 2012
3. Center Cemetery Marker as seen facing West on Ayrault
Photographed by Yugoboy, July 9, 2012
4. Revolutionary War Veteran Headstone in Center Cemetery
Photographed by Yugoboy
5. War of 1812 Veteran Headstone in Center Cemetery
Photographed by Yugoboy, July 9, 2012
6. Civil War (G.A.R.) Veteran Headstone in Center Cemetery
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 21, 2012, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. This page has been viewed 725 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on July 21, 2012, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
