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Warsaw in Wyoming County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Warsaw's First House

 
 
Warsaw's First House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Yugoboy, July 31, 2012
1. Warsaw's First House Marker
Inscription. Near this site Elizur Webster erected the first dwelling in Warsaw in the Summer of 1803
 
Erected 1946 by Town of Warsaw, Village of Warsaw.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1803.
 
Location. 42° 44.332′ N, 78° 7.982′ W. Marker is in Warsaw, New York, in Wyoming County. It is on South Main Street (New York State Route 19) just south of Livingston Street, on the right when traveling south. As seen in the photos, this is a plaque on a boulder set back from the road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Warsaw NY 14569, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, and in the Finger Lakes. 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: William H. Merrill (within shouting distance of this marker); Warsaw Convention (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Main Street 1910 (about 600 feet away); Freight Depot (about 700 feet away); Lewis E. Walker (approx. 0.2 miles away); Seth M. Gates House (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Seth M. Gates House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Early Hospital (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Warsaw.
 
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Warsaw's First House Marker as seen facing north on 19 image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Yugoboy, July 31, 2012
2. Warsaw's First House Marker as seen facing north on 19
Warsaw's First House Marker as seen facing south on 19 image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Yugoboy, July 31, 2012
3. Warsaw's First House Marker as seen facing south on 19
Warsaw's First House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Yugoboy, July 31, 2012
4. Warsaw's First House Marker
 
 
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 882 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 10, 2012, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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