Williamson in Wayne County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Indian Trail

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, November 7, 2014

1. Indian Trail Marker

Inscription. This road, second in town was Indian trail, later Canandaigua-Pultneyville Post Road, built of plank. Here stood toll gate.

Erected 1935 by New York State Education Department.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Roads & Vehicles.

Location. 43° 15.375′ N, 77° 11.117′ W. Marker is in Williamson, New York, in Wayne County. It is at the intersection of Lake Avenue (County Route 120) and Jersey Road, on the right when traveling north on Lake Avenue. At the intersection with Lake Avenue, Jersey Road is east, Church Road is west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7128 Lake Avenue, Williamson NY 14589, 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

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

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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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Site of Union Church (approx. 1.6 miles away); Pultneyville Historic District (approx. 1.7 miles away); 9/11 & Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.8 miles away); First White Men (approx. 1.8 miles away); From the Nearby Ravine (approx. 1.8 miles away); The Battle of Pultneyville (approx. 1.8 miles away); Lake Captains of Pultneyville Memorial (approx. 1.8 miles away); a different marker also named Pultneyville Historic District (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Williamson.

Another marker is no longer nearby. 100 Years of Dramatics (was approx. 1.6 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Northward on Lake Avenue image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, November 7, 2014

2. Northward on Lake Avenue

Southward on Lake Avenue - Towards Intersection image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, November 7, 2014

3. Southward on Lake Avenue - Towards Intersection

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, November 7, 2014

4. Indian Trail Marker

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, October 21, 2023

5. Indian Trail Marker

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, October 21, 2023

6. Indian Trail Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 11, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 751 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 11, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. 5, 6. submitted on October 22, 2023, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.