Kendall in Orleans County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Peerson Home
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, October 19, 2014
1. Peerson Home Marker
agent for the first Norwegians
in America who settled in
Kendall in 1825, built log
home, cellar wall remains
Erected by Orleans County Community Pride.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Norwegian-Americans series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1825.
Location. 43° 22.011′ N, 78° 2.149′ W. Marker is in Kendall, New York, in Orleans County. It is at the intersection of Kendall Road (County Route 70) and Lake Ontario Parkway (New York State Route 947A), on the right on Kendall Road. Marker is north of the Lake Ontario Parkway at the Kendall exit, NY Route 237, on Kendall Road. Lake Ontario Parkway is NY Route 947A but the route number is not used on signs for the parkway. Route 237 begins southward from the parkway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1013 Kendall Road, Kendall NY 14476, 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Norway Colony (approx. one mile away); In Memory of All the Men and Women From Kendall (approx. 3.1 miles away); The Sloopers (approx. 3.4 miles away); First Settlers
this page online
Also see . . . Cleng Peerson - Wikipedia. (Submitted on November 4, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, October 19, 2014
2. Peerson Home Marker - Northward
Lake Ontario in background.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, October 19, 2014
3. Peerson Home Marker - Southward
Towards Lake Ontario Parkway entrance/exit.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 4, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 775 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 4, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
