Greece in Monroe County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Henpeck
Photographed by Yugoboy, July 27, 2012
1. Henpeck Marker
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Erie Canal series list.
Location. 43° 11.3′ N, 77° 43.87′ W. Marker is in Greece, New York, in Monroe County. It is on Ridgeway Avenue 0.2 miles south of Elmgrove Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rochester NY 14606, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: South Greece Junction Lock (within shouting distance of this marker); Greece Erie Canals (approx. one mile away); The Canalway Trail: Unlock the Adventure/ The Junction Lock (approx. one mile away); a different marker also named South Greece Junction Lock (approx. 1.1 miles away); Greece "Dry Dock" (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Canalway Trail: Greece (approx. 1.6 miles away); Old Ridge Road (approx. 2.3 miles away); Koda-Vista Historic District (approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greece.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Birthplace of John T. Trowbridge
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More about this marker. The marker is set back from the road behind a parking lot, but is easily found in the park of the same name (see photos). The marker can also be seen from the Elmgrove Road bridge over the canal.
Photographed by Yugoboy, July 27, 2012
2. Henpeck Marker as seen facing east on Ridgeway
Photographed by Yugoboy, July 27, 2012
3. Henpeck Marker as seen facing west on Ridgeway
Photographed by Yugoboy, July 27, 2012
4. Entrance to Henpeck Park
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 987 times since then and 25 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.
