Ridgeway in Orleans County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The Culvert Road
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, March 22, 2015
1. The Culvert Road Marker
North side. There is an identical twin sign on the south side.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Believe It or Not, and the Erie Canal series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1823.
Location. 43° 14.152′ N, 78° 20.433′ W. Marker is in Ridgeway, New York, in Orleans County. It is on Culvert Road (County Route 35) Ό mile south of Portage Road, on the right when traveling south. Identical markers are fixed to the stone structure to the right of the portal for the roadway, southbound and northbound. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Medina NY 14103, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Medina Culvert (a few steps from this marker); Unlock the Adventure (approx. 1.6 miles away); 1st Religious Society (approx. 1.7 miles away); Burial Ground (approx. 1.9 miles away); Millville 1815 (approx. 2.1 miles away); The Burroughs Family (approx. 2.3 miles away); In Honor of Our Departed Comrades (approx. 2.3 miles away); World War I Monument (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ridgeway.
Regarding The Culvert Road. This is not the original 1823 culvert.
this page online
Also see . . .
1. Medina Culvert - The Travels of Tug 44. (Submitted on March 27, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
2. Driving under the culvert - You Tube. Northbound. 34 seconds duration. Rock soundtrack. (Submitted on March 27, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, March 22, 2015
2. Southbound
Clearance 7'6"
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, March 22, 2015
3. Northbound
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, October 17, 2024
4. The Culvert Road Marker
Northbound on Culvert Road.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 27, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 799 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 27, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. 4. submitted on October 19, 2024, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York.
