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

Caledonia

 
 
Caledonia Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Yugoboy, July 31, 2012
1. Caledonia Marker
Inscription. Organized 1803 as town of Southampton; name changed to Caledonia 1806; Scottish emigrants settled 1799 Village incorporated 1891
 
Erected 1938 by State Education Department.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1803.
 
Location. 42° 58.036′ N, 77° 50.77′ W. Marker is in Caledonia, New York, in Livingston County. It is on State Street (New York State Route 5) just east of Park Place, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Caledonia NY 14423, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: In Memory (approx. half a mile away); Erected 1826 (approx. 0.6 miles away); Erected 1827 (approx. 0.6 miles away); Big Springs (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named Caledonia (approx. 1.4 miles away); a different marker also named Caledonia (approx. 1½ miles away); a different marker also named Caledonia (approx. 1½ miles away); Seth Green (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Caledonia.
 
More about this marker. This marker is the exact same wording as the marker when entering town from the north (this is the eastern main thoroughfare).
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Caledonia Marker as seen facing east on Rte 5 image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Yugoboy, July 31, 2012
2. Caledonia Marker as seen facing east on Rte 5
Caledonia Marker as seen facing west on Rte 5 image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Yugoboy, July 31, 2012
3. Caledonia Marker as seen facing west on Rte 5
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 10, 2012, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. This page has been viewed 617 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on August 10, 2012, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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