Hilton in Monroe County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Hojack Railroad

Photographed by Yugoboy, August 11, 2012

1. Hojack Railroad Marker

Inscription. Opened as Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburg RR, 1876. Fruit shipments by rail made Hilton prosper & grow. Last train ran March 31, 1978.

Erected by Monroe County.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1800.

Location. 43° 17.336′ N, 77° 47.371′ W. Marker is in Hilton, New York, in Monroe County. It is at the intersection of East Avenue and Railroad Avenue on East Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hilton NY 14468, 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 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 3 miles

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of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Great Fire of Hilton (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hilton Veterans Memorial Flag Pole (approx. 0.4 miles away); SPC Jason D. Hasenauer (approx. 0.4 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); First Settlement in the Town of Parma (approx. 1.6 miles away); Little White Meetinghouse (approx. 2.1 miles away); In Memory of All Who Served (approx. 2½ miles away); Parma (approx. 2½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hilton.

More about this marker. If you follow Railroad Avenue until you cross Lake Ave about 1/4 mile or so northwest, the road name becomes Old Hojack Lane and appears to follow the route of the old tracks for some way. Where Old Hojack Ln. starts, there's a piece of leftover railroad materiel I call an end-of-the-line bumper (see photo.)

Hojack Railroad Marker as seen facing east image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Yugoboy, August 11, 2012

2. Hojack Railroad Marker as seen facing east

Hojack Railroad Marker as seen facing west image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Yugoboy, August 11, 2012

3. Hojack Railroad Marker as seen facing west

Old Hojack Ln. and possible leftover equipment image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Yugoboy, August 11, 2012

4. Old Hojack Ln. and possible leftover equipment

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 1,405 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 7, 2012, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.