Carlton in Orleans County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Fording Place
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, October 9, 2014
1. Fording Place Marker
later by early pioneers
The Oak Orchard Trail
from Batavia to Ontario
crossed the creek here
Erected 1932 by New York State Education Department.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Places • Waterways & Vessels.
Location. 43° 20.291′ N, 78° 14.465′ W. Marker is in Carlton, New York, in Orleans County. It is at the intersection of Oak Orchard River Road (County Route 26) and Clarks Mills Road, on the right when traveling east on Oak Orchard River Road. Marker is within the triangular divider of the intersection. The intersection itself is on a bypassed curve of Oak Orchard River Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Waterport NY 14571, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sir William Johnson (approx. 2 miles away); Kuckville Church erected in 1835 (approx. 2 miles away); Bicentennial Peace Garden (approx. 2.4 miles away); July 1813 (approx. 2.4 miles away); Johnson Creek (approx. 2.6 miles away); Kenyonville (approx. 2.7 miles away); Cobblestone Wall Section
this page online
More about this marker. The fording place shore is not public property; unable to view.
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Another marker for the same Indian Trail.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, October 9, 2014
2. Fording Place Marker - Northward View
This is the intersection on the bypassed curve. The through bypass is along the front of the cornfield in the background.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, October 9, 2014
3. Fording Place Marker - Westward
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, October 9, 2014
4. Fording Place Marker - Towards Northeast
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, October 9, 2014
5. Fording Place Marker - Eastward
Oak Orchard River is immediately behind the private property in the background.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 25, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 866 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 25, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
