Shelby in Orleans County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Charles Stielow
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, March 22, 2015
1. Charles Stielow Marker
Nearly executed following a
1915 double murder that
occurred here, he was later
exonerated through
forensics in a famous case.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1915.
Location. 43° 8.802′ N, 78° 26.541′ W. Marker is in Shelby, New York, in Orleans County. It is on Salt Works Road (County Route 52) 0.2 miles north of Johnson Road, on the right when traveling north. Salt Works Road may also appear on maps as Salt Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5449 Salt Works Road, Middleport NY 14105, 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 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Olsen Marsh (approx. 1.9 miles away); Welcome to Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge (approx. 2 miles away); Feeder Canal (approx. 2.1 miles away); Neuter Fort (approx. 2½ miles away); Belva Lockwood (approx. 3 miles away); Asher Freeman (approx. 3.7 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.4 miles away); Trinity Complex (approx. 4.4 miles away).
Regarding Charles Stielow. Charles Stielow was exonerated through the new science of forensic ballistics applied by Charles E. Waite, a criminal investigator attached to the Attorney General of the State of New York.
Also see . . .
1. Stielow and Green - Convicting the Innocent: Errors of Criminal Justice (1932) by Edwin M. Borchard. Unknown website entry (Submitted on March 23, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
2. The History of Firearm and Toolmark Identification. Firearms ID website entry (Submitted on March 23, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
Additional keywords. ballistic forensics, death row, forensic ballistics, Charles E. Waite
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, March 22, 2015
2. Northward
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, March 22, 2015
3. Southward
Credits. This page was last revised on January 2, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 23, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 2,238 times since then and 114 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 23, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.
