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

Lincoln Mills

Photographed by Yugoboy, February 2, 2013

1. Lincoln Mills Marker

Inscription. It was one of 25 mills located on Irondequoit Creek in the 1800s. Built by Andrew Lincoln in 1847. Flour was shipped to Albany and New York by the Erie Canal. Fire destroyed the mill in the 1920s.

Erected by East Rochester Local History.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1847.

Location. 43° 7.264′ N, 77° 28.619′ W. Marker is in East Rochester, New York, in Monroe County. It is on East Linden Avenue 0.1 miles west of Whitney Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: East Rochester NY 14445, 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 walking distance of this marker: Lincoln House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ontario Drill Works (approx. half a mile away); Eddie James "Son" House Jr. (approx. half a mile away); The Falls (approx. 0.6 miles away); Site of Tunnel (approx. 0.6 miles away); Perinton Hotel (approx. 0.6 miles away); Power House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Penfield - 1810 (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in East Rochester.

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Lincoln Mills Marker as seen facing east image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Yugoboy, February 2, 2013

2. Lincoln Mills Marker as seen facing east

Lincoln Mills Marker as seen facing west image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Yugoboy, February 2, 2013

3. Lincoln Mills Marker as seen facing west

Irondequoit Creek as seen from Linden Ave. Bridge image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Yugoboy, February 2, 2013

4. Irondequoit Creek as seen from Linden Ave. Bridge

Based on marker, presumed location of Lincoln Mills.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 20, 2013, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. This page has been viewed 1,208 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 20, 2013, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.