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Medina in Orleans County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

1860 Home Of George Anthony/1872 Home of

 
 
1860 Home Of George Anthony Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, March 3, 2014
1. 1860 Home Of George Anthony Marker
Inscription. Side A
1824 - George Anthony - 1896
Capt. 17th Orleans Battery
Duration of Civil War.
Newspaperman Cousin Susan B.
Kansas Governor 1877-79

Side B
1872 Home of
1836 - Henry A. Childs 1906
1868 ORleans Dist. Attorney
8th Judicial District Judge
Supreme Court WNY 1883-1906
Maple Crest Inn 1936-1994

 
Erected by Orleans County Historical Association.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: CommunicationsGovernment & PoliticsWar, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1860.
 
Location. 43° 13.213′ N, 78° 23.487′ W. Marker is in Medina, New York, in Orleans County. It is at the intersection of West Center Street (New York State Route 31E) and Prospect Avenue, on the right when traveling east on West Center Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 503 West Center Street, Medina NY 14103, 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
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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: Valor, Honor, Virtue, Courage, Duty (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Medina Armory (about 700 feet away); Robert H. Newell & Co. (approx. 0.2 miles away); D.A.A. Buck Home (approx. 0.2 miles away); NY Central Depot (approx. 0.2 miles away); Main Street Historic District (approx. Ό mile away); Frederick Douglass (approx. Ό mile away); The Modern Age: Electric Trolley (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Medina.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Bent's Opera House - 1864 (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been permanently removed).
 
More about this marker. "Cousin Susan B." refers to his cousin, Susan B. Anthony of the historic Womens' Rights movement in the United States.
 
Also see . . .  George T. Anthony - Wikipedia.
1872 Home of Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, April 21, 2017
2. 1872 Home of Marker
(Submitted on March 4, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
 
Corner View of 1860 Home Of George Anthony image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, March 3, 2014
3. Corner View of 1860 Home Of George Anthony
1872 Home of Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, April 21, 2017
4. 1872 Home of Marker
Prospect Street View 1860 Home Of George Anthony image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, March 3, 2014
5. Prospect Street View 1860 Home Of George Anthony
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 21, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 4, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 1,293 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on March 4, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.   2. submitted on December 21, 2020, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.   3. submitted on March 4, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.   4. submitted on December 21, 2020, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.   5. submitted on March 4, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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