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

American Can Company

Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, October 16, 2024

1. American Can Company Marker

Inscription. Sanitary can developed on this site by G.W. Cobb in 1904

Erected by American Can Company.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1904.

Location. 43° 6.342′ N, 77° 26.693′ W. Marker is in Fairport, New York, in Monroe County. It is at the intersection of Parce Avenue and Park Street, on the right when traveling east on Parce Avenue. 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 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: Daniel B. Deland

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Spice Mill (approx. ¼ mile away); Old Erie Canal (approx. 0.3 miles away); De Land Chemical Co. (approx. 0.3 miles away); New York State Barge Canal (approx. 0.3 miles away); Fairport Village Hall (approx. 0.4 miles away); "Old" South Main Street Yields to Urban Renewal (approx. 0.4 miles away); The 20th Century Comes to South Main Street (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fairport.

Regarding American Can Company. George Watson Cobb (1871 - 1945) was a former executive at the American Can Company (Canco) who helped revolutionize the canning industry:

"... A. H. Cobb died in 1891 at the age of 51. After his death the business was run by his estate which included his sons, George Watson Cobb (1871 – 1945), Fred and Clarence. George was part of a small group that perfected the sanitary can from 1898 to 1904. It was in that year that Cobb along with partners Max Ams and William Bogel formed the Sanitary Can Company. By 1908 he was Vice-President of the Sanitary Can. When the business was absorbed by the American Can Co. (Canco) he relocated to New York City. In 1910, he

Photographed by Yugoboy

2. American Can Company Marker

became assistant general sales manager and in 1923 general sales manager. He retired in 1932. While in Fairport, he was a village trustee for 4 years and president for a year in 1904. George Cobb married Leora DeLand, the daughter of Levi. J. DeLand and for a number of years owned the Newman-Dean House at 11 W. Church Street. ..."
- From the website of the Perinton Historical Society.

Also see . . . George Watson Cobb listing on Find-A-Grave. (Submitted on October 20, 2024, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York.)

American Can Company Marker as seen facing east along Parce Ave. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Yugoboy, July 9, 2012

3. American Can Company Marker as seen facing east along Parce Ave.

American Can Company Marker as seen facing west along Parce Ave. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Yugoboy, July 9, 2012

4. American Can Company Marker as seen facing west along Parce Ave.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 23, 2012, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. This page has been viewed 1,935 times since then and 100 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 20, 2024, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 23, 2012, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.