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

Early Home

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, July 20, 2014

1. Early Home Marker

Inscription. Phillip Freeman Home built circa 1830 reported to have been local "stop" of the "Underground Railway"

Erected 1976.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Abolition & Underground RR. A significant historical year for this entry is 1830.

Location. 43° 12.31′ N, 78° 28.672′ W. Marker is in Middleport, New York, in Niagara County. It is on Telegraph Road (New York State Route 31) 0.1 miles west of South Main Street ( Route 31E), on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 106 Telegraph Road, Middleport NY 14105, 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 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.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Taylor House (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Clute-Phillips Post 938 Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Middleport Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Early Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); McClintock Loomis Clock (approx. half a mile away); Canal Tow Path (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Middleport.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, July 20, 2014

2. Early Home Marker

Eastward view

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, July 20, 2014

3. Early Home Marker

Westward view

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, July 20, 2014

4. Early Home

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, July 20, 2014

5. Early Home

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 3, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 793 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 3, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.