Red Creek in Wayne County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
First Log Cabin
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, November 7, 2014
1. First Log Cabin Marker
Site of log cabin built
in 1813 by Jacob Snyder,
first settler of Red Creek.
Erected by Red Creek Historical Association.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1813.
Location. 43° 14.746′ N, 76° 43.506′ W. Marker is in Red Creek, New York, in Wayne County. It is at the intersection of Wolcott Street (New York State Route 104A) and Church Street, on the left when traveling north on Wolcott Street. Marker is immediatley south of a trangular public green space. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6777 Wolcott Street, Red Creek NY 13143, 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: A Memorial to Our Men Who Answered our County's Call (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Opera House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Red Creek United Methodist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Union Academy (approx. 0.3 miles away); Franklin W. Lutes (approx. 4.6 miles away); Wolcott Falls (approx. 4.7 miles away); Cobblestone (approx. 4.8 miles away); Venus Fountain (approx. 4.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Red Creek.
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Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, November 7, 2014
2. Northward. Church Street.
Marker is at the end of Wolcott Street at the point where NY 104A bends right onto Water Street and Wolcott Street becomes Church Street.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, November 7, 2014
3. Southward at NY 104A Intersection
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, November 7, 2014
4. View across NY 104A
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, November 7, 2014
5. House at Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 17, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 602 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 17, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
