Clarendon in Orleans County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Farwell's Mill
Photographed by Yugoboy, April 28, 2013
1. Farwell's Mill Marker
Saw Mill in 1811
Grist Mill in 1813
Erected 1932 by State Education Department.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1811.
Location. 43° 11.49′ N, 78° 3.909′ W. Marker is in Clarendon, New York, in Orleans County. It is on Holley Byron Road (New York State Route 237) 0.1 miles south of Church St., on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Clarendon NY 14429, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Clarendon Honors its Veterans (within shouting distance of this marker); 1837 Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Robinson Cemetery (approx. 1.9 miles away); Carl E. Akeley (approx. 2 miles away); Butterfield Cobblestone (approx. 2.4 miles away); Hillside Cemetery (approx. 2½ miles away); Herbert Taylor (approx. 2½ miles away); V.F.W. Post 202 Memorial (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clarendon.
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Photographed by Yugoboy, April 28, 2013
2. Farwell's Mill Marker as seen facing south
Photographed by Yugoboy, April 28, 2013
3. Farwell's Mill Marker as seen facing north
Photographed by Yugoboy, April 28, 2013
4. Farwell's Falls
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 13, 2013, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. This page has been viewed 708 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 13, 2013, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
