Cambria in Niagara County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
1848 Root House
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, October 1, 2014
1. 1848 Root House Marker
Home of abolitionists Martha
and Thomas Root. Fugitives
were hidden in wagons under
produce and taken to Canada.
Erected by Cambria Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Abolition & Underground RR. A significant historical year for this entry is 1848.
Location. 43° 10.154′ N, 78° 52.476′ W. Marker is in Cambria, New York, in Niagara County. It is on Upper Mountain Road 1.7 miles west of Shawnee Road (New York State Route 425), on the left when traveling west. Marker is in the hamlet of Pekin on Upper Mountain Road between NY 425 and NY 429. Upper Mountain Road passes over NY Route 429; it is a grade-separated junction. Upper Mountain Road follows the rim of the Niagara Escarpment. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3106 Upper Mountain Road, Sanborn NY 14132, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mount View (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Soldier's Memorial (approx. Ό mile away); SUNY Niagara Veterans Memorial Park (approx. 1.7 miles away); Flag Pole Dedication (approx. 1.7 miles away); Vietnam Veterans Memorial
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Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, October 1, 2014
2. 1848 Root House Marker - Westward
Trees line the road frontage, making the marker difficult to notice.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, October 1, 2014
3. 1848 Root House Marker - Eastward
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, October 1, 2014
4. 1848 Root House Marker
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, October 1, 2014
5. 1848 Root House
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, October 1, 2014
6. 1848 Root House Cenotaph
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, October 1, 2014
7. 1848 Root House Cenotaph
...In 1992, the Root home, which is now owned by our very own Deputy Town Historian, Gail Reinbird and her husband Dan, received one of the Underground Railroad “stations” sculptures from the Castellani Art Museum at Niagara University as part of a public art project. The locations for the sculptures were selected because of their role in the Underground Railroad or influence on the abolitionist movement in the Niagara region. The Castellani features a permanent exhibit on the Underground Railroad and the public art project. - Townofcambria.com
Credits. This page was last revised on January 2, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 11, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 2,400 times since then and 98 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on October 11, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
