Geneva in Ontario County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Pathmark Geneva

The First Railroad

Photographed by Yugoboy, August 8, 2012

1. Pathmark Geneva Marker

Inscription. The first railroad appeared in Geneva in 1841. By the 1870's, railroads ran in all directions from Geneva. Over the years, the rail system expanded to include industrial and passenger service. Today the rail system is still used to bring raw materials in the region for industries and for passenger excursions.

Erected by Finger Lakes Times.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Man-Made Features • Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1841.

Location. 42° 52.126′ N, 76° 58.687′ W. Marker is in Geneva, New York, in Ontario County. It can be reached from Lake Front Drive (U.S. 20) just south of Lake Street. Marker is one of a number located on a walking/jogging/bicycle path along the lakefront in Lakefront Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Geneva NY 14456, 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: A different marker also named Pathmark Geneva (within shouting distance of this marker); Cayuga-Seneca Canal Entrance (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Cayuga - Seneca Canal (about 400 feet away); Deceased Veterans Memorial (about 500 feet away); Fay & Bowen Engine Company

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(about 500 feet away); The Steamer "Seneca" (about 700 feet away); The Dove Block (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Pathmark Geneva (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Geneva.

Pathmark Geneva Marker as seen facing east image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Yugoboy, August 8, 2012

2. Pathmark Geneva Marker as seen facing east

Pathmark Geneva Marker as seen facing West image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Yugoboy, August 8, 2012

3. Pathmark Geneva Marker as seen facing West

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 7, 2012, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. This page has been viewed 409 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 7, 2012, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.