Highland in Rochester in Monroe County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Hartwell Carver, M.D.
Photographed by Yugoboy, May 6, 2012
1. Hartwell Carver, M.D. Marker Side - North
He lived to see as an achieved fact what forty years before was to him a vision of the future.
Many years of his life were devoted to arousing the public mind to this great enterprise and demonstrating its practicability.
Dr. Carver was the father of the Pacific Railroad; with him originated the thought of connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans by Rail Road.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1620.
Location. 43° 7.648′ N, 77° 37.162′ W. Marker is in Rochester, New York, in Monroe County. It is in Highland. It can be reached from Mount Hope Avenue near Elmwood Avenue. Marker is within Mt. Hope Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rochester NY 14620, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, and in the Finger Lakes. 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: The Jewish Poor Lot (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Rochester Orphan Asylum Burial Plot (approx. 0.2 miles away); Temple B'rith Kodesh/Rochester German Benevolent Society Burial Plots (approx. 0.2 miles away); Old Scottish Burial Plot (approx. Ό mile away); Manufactory of the Steam Gauge and Lantern Company Fire
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Also see . . . Dr. Hartwell Carver's Proposal to Build a Railroad from Lake Michigan to the Pacific Ocean. From the Central Pacific Railroad website. Site includes transcriptions of various texts generally in support of Carver's claim. (Submitted on May 7, 2013, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York.)
Photographed by Yugoboy, May 6, 2012
2. Hartwell Carver, M.D. Marker Side - East
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3. Hartwell Carver, M.D. Marker Side - South
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4. Hartwell Carver, M.D. Marker Side - West
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5. Hartwell Carver, M.D. Marker/Monument
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6. Hartwell Carver, M.D. Marker - Western Approach
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7. Hartwell Carver, M.D. Marker - Eastern Approach
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8. Hartwell Carver, M.D. Headstone
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 7, 2013, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. This page has been viewed 695 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on May 7, 2013, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
