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

Hotel Creek

Photographed By Yugoboy, July 23, 2012

1. Hotel Creek Marker

Inscription. 28 settlers spent winter, 1806, in surveyor's cabin called "The Hotel." First Riga home, 1806, by Elihu Church, owner of this land

Erected 1959 by County of Monroe.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1806.

Location. 43° 4.165′ N, 77° 51.95′ W. Marker is in Churchville, New York, in Monroe County. Marker is on Chili-Riga Center Road (New York State Route 33) ¼ mile west of Palmer Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Churchville NY 14428, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Riga Academy (approx. 0.7 miles away); Early Church (approx. 0.9 miles away); Francis E. Willard (approx. 2.6 miles away); In Memoriam (approx. 2.6 miles away); Mill Site (approx. 2.6 miles away); Founded 1843 (approx. 2.6 miles away); Riga (approx. 3 miles away); Seneca Indian Country (approx. 3.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Churchville.

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Hotel Creek Marker as seen facing east on 33A image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Yugoboy, July 23, 2012

2. Hotel Creek Marker as seen facing east on 33A

Hotel Creek Marker as seen facing west on 33A image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Yugoboy, July 23, 2012

3. Hotel Creek Marker as seen facing west on 33A

Hotel Creek as seen facing north from 33A image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Yugoboy, July 23, 2012

4. Hotel Creek as seen facing north from 33A

The creek is not very visible from the roadside, but if you take a short walk west from the marker, the creek can be seen. Looking at the area in Google Maps, the creek seems more visible than it is from the road.

Hotel Creek as seen facing south from 33A image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Yugoboy, July 23, 2012

5. Hotel Creek as seen facing south from 33A

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 1, 2012, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. This page has been viewed 497 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 1, 2012, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.