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Geneseo in Livingston County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Geneseo Historic District

 
 
Geneseo Historic District Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Yugoboy, July 24, 2012
1. Geneseo Historic District Marker
Inscription. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior November 9, 1977
 
Erected 1986 by Kiwanis Club of Geneseo and Association for the Preservation of Geneseo.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Landmarks. A significant historical date for this entry is November 9, 1790.
 
Location. 42° 47.653′ N, 77° 49.027′ W. Marker is in Geneseo, New York, in Livingston County. It is on Main Street (New York State Route 39) 0.2 miles north of South Street (U.S. 20A), on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Geneseo NY 14454, 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 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 walking distance of this marker: Site of First Church (a few steps from this marker); Village Square (a few steps from this marker); Treaty of Big Tree (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Big Tree Lodge (approx. 0.2 miles away); History of Mining in the Genesee Valley (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Bank (approx. 0.2 miles away); Cobblestone School (approx. Ό mile away); Shaw Sisters (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Geneseo.
 
Also see . . .  Main Street Historic District - National Archives. National Register of Historic Places documentation
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(Submitted on October 17, 2023, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.) 
 
Facing North on 39 from approximate location of marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Yugoboy, July 24, 2012
2. Facing North on 39 from approximate location of marker
Facing North on 39 from approximate location of marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Yugoboy, July 24, 2012
3. Facing North on 39 from approximate location of marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 17, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 2, 2012, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. This page has been viewed 730 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on August 2, 2012, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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