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

This wayside shrine marks the place

Photographed by Yugoboy, July 24, 2012

1. This wayside shrine marks the place Marker

Inscription. This wayside shrine marks the place where on September 14, 1779 two young soldiers of the Revolution Lieutenant Thomas Boys and Sergeant Michael Parker met death undaunted in the line of duty after lingering torture. They marked with their blood the western limit in the state of New York of the great struggle for American freedom.

Erected 1927 by Livingston County Historical Society and the State of New York.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1779.

Location. 42° 46.59′ N, 77° 51.792′ W. Marker is in Cuylerville, New York, in Livingston County. It is on Cuylerville Road (U.S. 20A) ¼ mile west of Barrett Road, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Leicester NY 14481, 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: Boyd & Parker Park (here, next to this marker); Boyd – Parker (within shouting distance of this marker); Genesee Castle (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Routes of the Armies (about 400 feet away); The International Society of Arboriculture and the National Arborist Association (about 400 feet away); Cuylerville

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(approx. 0.4 miles away); National Hotel (approx. 0.4 miles away); A.R. Christiano Farm (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cuylerville.

This wayside shrine marks the place Marker setting image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Yugoboy, July 24, 2012

2. This wayside shrine marks the place Marker setting

View of Boyd-Parker Park entrance facing East image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Yugoboy, July 24, 2012

3. View of Boyd-Parker Park entrance facing East

View of Boyd-Parker Park entrance facing West image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Yugoboy, July 24, 2012

4. View of Boyd-Parker Park entrance facing West

Credits. This page was last revised on January 20, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 2, 2012, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. This page has been viewed 966 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 2, 2012, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.