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Bushnell's Basin in Monroe County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Richardson Tavern

 
 
Richardson Tavern Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Yugoboy, September 1, 2012
1. Richardson Tavern Marker
Inscription. Beside old Erie Towpath at Hartwell's, now Bushnell's Basin, near Great Embankment western canal terminal 1821-1823 Shipping port until after 1850.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable PlacesSettlements & SettlersWaterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Erie Canal series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1850.
 
Location. 43° 3.721′ N, 77° 28.607′ W. Marker is in Bushnell's Basin, New York, in Monroe County. It is at the intersection of Marsh Road and Pittsford-Victor Rd., on the right when traveling west on Marsh Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pittsford NY 14534, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bushnell's Basin (within shouting distance of this marker); Historic Landmark (approx. 0.7 miles away); Harris Beach 9/11 Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); Seneca Trail (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Story of the Powder Mills (approx. 1.1 miles away); Erie Canal (approx. 1.1 miles away); Building the Great Embankment (approx. 1.2 miles away); Cartersville (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bushnell's Basin.
 
Also see . . .  Richardson's Tavern - National Archives. National
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Register of Historic Places documentation (Submitted on October 18, 2023, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.) 
 
Richardson Tavern and Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Yugoboy, September 1, 2012
2. Richardson Tavern and Marker
Facing South from behind the Richardson Tavern Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Yugoboy, September 1, 2012
3. Facing South from behind the Richardson Tavern Marker
Facing East on Marsh Rd. image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Yugoboy, September 1, 2012
4. Facing East on Marsh Rd.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 18, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 16, 2012, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. This page has been viewed 767 times since then and 30 times this year. Last updated on December 20, 2012, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 16, 2012, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
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