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

B.T. Roberts

 
 
B.T. Roberts Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Yugoboy, July 23, 2012
1. B.T. Roberts Marker
Inscription. Founded Chili Seminary in 1866. His life and service is honored in the name of Roberts Wesleyan College chartered in 1949
 
Erected by County of Monroe.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: EducationSettlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1866.
 
Location. 43° 7.36′ N, 77° 47.905′ W. Marker is in Churchville, New York, in Monroe County. It is at the intersection of Buffalo Road (New York State Route 33) and Chesbrough Drive, on the right when traveling east on Buffalo Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Churchville NY 14428, 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Early Stage Stop (approx. 0.4 miles away); Chili Landmark (approx. 2.2 miles away); Harris Seed Farm (approx. 2.7 miles away); Indian Hill (approx. 4.3 miles away); Riga (approx. 4.4 miles away); Mill Site (approx. 4½ miles away); Francis E. Willard (approx. 4½ miles away); In Memoriam (approx. 4.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Churchville.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Birthplace of John T. Trowbridge (was approx. 4.1 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
 
Also see . . .  Roberts Wesleyan College website
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. (Submitted on August 6, 2012, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
 
B.T. Roberts Marker as seen facing east on 33 image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Yugoboy, July 23, 2012
2. B.T. Roberts Marker as seen facing east on 33
B.T. Roberts Marker as seen facing west on 33 image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Yugoboy, July 23, 2012
3. B.T. Roberts Marker as seen facing west on 33
B.T. Roberts Marker and Roberts Wesleyan College image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Yugoboy, July 23, 2012
4. B.T. Roberts Marker and Roberts Wesleyan College
Roberts Wesleyan College as seen from marker site image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Yugoboy, July 23, 2012
5. Roberts Wesleyan College as seen from marker site
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 2, 2012, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. This page has been viewed 581 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 2, 2012, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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