Near Williamson in Wayne County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Underground Railroad Terminus
Photographed by Yugoboy, March 24, 2013
1. Underground Railroad Terminus Marker
Erected 1935 by New York State Education Department.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Abolition & Underground RR.
Location. 43° 16.815′ N, 77° 10.127′ W. Marker is near Williamson, New York, in Wayne County. It is on Lake Road near Foreman Park, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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, 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 walking distance of this marker: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Wreck of the St. Peter (about 400 feet away); Pultneyville Historic District (approx. Ύ mile away); First White Men (approx. Ύ mile away); The Battle of Pultneyville (approx. Ύ mile away); Lake Captains of Pultneyville Memorial (approx. Ύ mile away); From the Nearby Ravine (approx. Ύ mile away); a different marker also named Pultneyville Historic District (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Williamson.
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Cooper Home - prior stop on the underground railroad.
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Photographed by Yugoboy, March 24, 2013
2. Underground Railroad Terminus Marker as seen facing East on Lake Rd
Photographed by Yugoboy, March 24, 2013
3. Underground Railroad Terminus Marker as seen facing West on Lake Rd
Credits. This page was last revised on May 11, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 30, 2013, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. This page has been viewed 1,032 times since then and 19 times this year. Last updated on December 11, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 30, 2013, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
