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Water Tower

 
 
Water Tower Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Yugoboy, May 13, 2013
1. Water Tower Marker
Inscription. Erected in 1935 replacing a smaller tank on Lincoln Road and Filbert Place. It provided was to village for many years, ending in 1992.
 
Erected 1997 by E.R. Local History.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & CommerceMan-Made Features. A significant historical year for this entry is 1935.
 
Location. 43° 6.896′ N, 77° 29.188′ W. Marker is in East Rochester, New York, in Monroe County. It is on West Maple Street just east of Garfield Street, on the left when traveling west. 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: Perinton Hotel (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Eddie James "Son" House Jr. (about 700 feet away); Site of Tunnel (about 700 feet away); Penfield Station (approx. 0.2 miles away); Eyer Block (approx. 0.2 miles away); School District No. 9 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Rialto Theater (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Village Schools (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in East Rochester.
 
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Water Tower Marker in situ image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Yugoboy, May 13, 2013
2. Water Tower Marker in situ
Water Tower Marker facing west image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Yugoboy, May 13, 2013
3. Water Tower Marker facing west
Water Tower Marker facing east image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Yugoboy, May 13, 2013
4. Water Tower Marker facing east
Water Tower image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Yugoboy, May 13, 2013
5. Water Tower
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 11, 2013, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. This page has been viewed 939 times since then and 76 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 11, 2013, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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