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

Naples

 
 
Naples Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Yugoboy, March 30, 2013
1. Naples Marker
Inscription. Founded 1789 on the old Seneca village of Nundawao; first known as Watkinstown; in 1796 called Middletown; on April 6, 1808, named Naples
 
Erected 1940 by State Education Department.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1990.
 
Location. 42° 37.546′ N, 77° 23.716′ W. Marker is in Naples, New York, in Ontario County. It is on North Main Street (New York State Route 21) close to Rushville Road ( Route 245), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Naples NY 14512, 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: Memorial - Canesque, Chief of the Senecas (here, next to this marker); Parent of This Tree (a few steps from this marker); First Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Lincoln's Gettysburg Address (approx. 0.6 miles away); Grape Pie (approx. 0.6 miles away); History of the Ames 9 Pdr Cannon (approx. 0.6 miles away); Naples War Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); September 11 2001 Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Naples.
 
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Naples Marker as seen facing North on North Main image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Yugoboy, March 30, 2013
2. Naples Marker as seen facing North on North Main
Naples Marker as seen facing South on North Main image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Yugoboy, March 30, 2013
3. Naples Marker as seen facing South on North Main
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 1, 2013, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. This page has been viewed 698 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on May 1, 2013, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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