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

The West Henrietta Village

Photographed by Yugoboy, July 12/20112

1. The West Henrietta Village Marker

Inscription. On this crossroads of West Henrietta and Erie Station Roads arose an early settlement known as the West Henrietta Village. It was critical to the development of the Town of Henrietta, NY.

Early Buildings:
Chapman Hotel built 1821; second hotel built 1831 known as The Cartwright Inn. Early store built 1831 replaced by Edison block building after fire. West Henrietta Baptist Church built 1838. 1862 District School No. 8, now W. Henrietta Firehouse & U.S. Post Office. Henrietta Grange built 1904, & St. Mark Lutheran Church established 1902. North of crossroad - 1832 Post Cobblestone House and three-story 1830 cobblestone housing blacksmith & carriage manufacturing shops.

Erected 2005 by Town of Henrietta, NY.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1821.

Location. 43° 2.431′ N, 77° 39.698′ W. Marker is in Henrietta, New York, in Monroe County. It is at the intersection of West Henrietta Road (New York State Route 15) and Erie Station Road, on the left when traveling south on West Henrietta Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this

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post office area: Henrietta NY 14467, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: West Henrietta Farm (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); District No. 6 (approx. 1.9 miles away); Andrew Short House (approx. 2.1 miles away); Genesee Valley (approx. 2.8 miles away); The East Henrietta Village (approx. 2.8 miles away); The Headmaster's House and the Monroe Academy (approx. 2.8 miles away); Chili Cobblestone School Museum (approx. 3.2 miles away); Born in Log House (approx. 3.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all

The West Henrietta Village Marker as seen facing west towards 15 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Yugoboy, July 12/20112

2. The West Henrietta Village Marker as seen facing west towards 15

markers in Henrietta.

Photographed by Yugoboy, 7.

3. The West Henrietta Village Marker

The West Henrietta Village Marker as seen facing south on 15 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Yugoboy, July 12/20112

4. The West Henrietta Village Marker as seen facing south on 15

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 23, 2012, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. This page has been viewed 1,179 times since then and 61 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 23, 2012, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.