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

First Church

 
 
First Church Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Yugoboy, March 30, 2013
1. First Church Marker
Inscription. On this site was organized the "First Religious Compact of Middletown 1800". The church was built in 1824
 
Erected 1940 by State Education Department.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious StructuresSettlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1824.
 
Location. 42° 37.557′ N, 77° 23.758′ W. Marker is in Naples, New York, in Ontario County. It is on Kiandaga Lane just north of Mt. Pleasant Street, on the right when traveling north. 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: Parent of This Tree (within shouting distance of this marker); Memorial - Canesque, Chief of the Senecas (within shouting distance of this marker); Naples (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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First Church Marker in situ image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Yugoboy, March 30, 2013
2. First Church Marker in situ
In the far background can be seen the Naples marker and the Memorial-Canesque, Chief of the Senecas marker.
 
 
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 757 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on May 1, 2013, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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