Barker in Niagara County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

David Barker

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 19, 2014

1. David Barker Marker

Inscription. Born Vermont 2-23-1794. Took up land 1815. Wed Vania Herendeen 1820. Built brick house 1834. Died 1886 - Quaker Cemetary. Somerset Society.

Erected by Somerset Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Quakerism series list. A significant historical date for this entry is February 23, 1794.

Location. 43° 19.687′ N, 78° 33.282′ W. Marker is in Barker, New York, in Niagara County. It is on Quaker Road (New York State Route 148) 1.4 miles south of Lake Road ( Route 18), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1707 Quaker Road, Barker NY 14012, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York,

specifically in Western New York,

and in the Buffalo 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 Viceroyalty of New France,

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: Pallister House (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Barker Veterans Memorial (about 700 feet away); United States Army (approx. 0.7 miles away); In Honor of Those Who Served (approx. 0.7 miles away); Quaker Cemetary (approx. 0.8 miles away); This Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); Salt Spring (approx. 2.2 miles away); Jacob Fitts (approx. 2½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Barker.

More about this marker. The figure at the top of the marker

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face is 30 Mile Point Lighthouse.

Also see . . . Village of Barker - History. (Submitted on May 24, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)

Northward View David Barker Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 19, 2014

2. Northward View David Barker Marker

Southward View David Barker Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 19, 2014

3. Southward View David Barker Marker

David Barker House and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 19, 2014

4. David Barker House and Marker

David Barker House Front and South Sides image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 19, 2014

5. David Barker House Front and South Sides

David Barker House Front and North Sides image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 19, 2014

6. David Barker House Front and North Sides

David Barker Memorial Park • 1976 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, August 9, 2021

7. David Barker Memorial Park • 1976

Located on Main Street in the Village of Barker.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 17, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 24, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 1,003 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on May 24, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. 7. submitted on August 9, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.