Boston in Erie County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Home of Tallcut Patchin

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, January 28, 2015

1. Home of Tallcut Patchin Marker

Inscription. Tallcut Patchin lived here until 1834. He was a man of unusual courage, a dynamic orator, preacher, and founder of the "Patchinite" sect. To establish a Post Office, in 1850, Boston Center was renamed Patchin in his honor.

Erected by Boston Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1834.

Location. 42° 40.011′ N, 78° 45.157′ W. Marker is in Boston, New York, in Erie County. It is on Boston State Road (County Route 227) 0.1 miles south of Omphalius Road (County Route 439), on the right when traveling south. Marker is in the hamlet of Patchin, Town of Boston. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8010 Boston State Road, Hamburg NY 14075, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York,

specifically in Western New York,

and in the Buffalo 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 Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Boston's First Settler (approx. 1.1 miles away); First Fire Company (approx. 1.7 miles away); Typhoid Traced to Well (approx. 1.8 miles away); Site of the John Love Murder (approx. 1.8 miles away); West Boston (approx. 2½ miles away); Birthplace of Ellen Beach Yaw (approx. 2.7 miles away); The Viet Nam War

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(approx. 2.7 miles away); Boston, N.Y. War Honor Roll (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boston.

More about this marker. Tallcut is also spelled Tallcot.

Additional keywords. Tallcot

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, January 28, 2015

2. Southward

Northward - Marker and House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, January 28, 2015

3. Northward - Marker and House

Tallcot House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, January 28, 2015

4. Tallcot House

Home of Tallcut Patchin Marker and House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, January 28, 2015

5. Home of Tallcut Patchin Marker and House

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 1, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 1,232 times since then and 61 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 1, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.