Ridgeway in Orleans County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Historic Ridge Road

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 1, 2015

1. Historic Ridge Road Marker

Inscription.
← Genesee to Niagara →
Historic Ridge Road
Trail of the Iroquois
Traced by Eli Granger in 1798
Trek - DeWitt Clinton - 1810
Seymour Murdock first permanent settler
of the town of Ridgeway located on this
property in 1810.
One hundred feet southeast stands the barn
the frame work of which was raised by
Seymour Murdock assisted by
General Izards Troops in 1813.
In the same year Betsey Murdock,
his daughter, taught the first school
in Ridgeway in this barn.

Erected 1941 by Ridge Road Improvement Association, Orleans Chapter D.A.R., State of New York.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers • War of 1812. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1798.

Location. 43° 15.951′ N, 78° 25.645′ W. Marker is in Ridgeway, New York, in Orleans County. It is on Ridge Road (New York State Route 104) 0.4 miles east of Fruit Avenue (County Route 41), on the right when traveling east. 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

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8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ridgeway - 1812 (approx. 1.7 miles away); Killed in Action - Vietnam (approx. 2.4 miles away); Boxwood Cemetery (approx. 2.7 miles away); Anthony C. Biernacki (approx. 3.1 miles away); Gulf Street Park (approx. 3.2 miles away); Cobblestone School (approx. 3.3 miles away); John Ryan 1801-96 / Medina Sandstone (approx. 3.3 miles away); 1833 Servoss-Hagood House (approx. 3.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ridgeway.

Also see . . .
1. DeWitt Clinton - Wikipedia. (Submitted on May 15, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
2. George Izard - Wikipedia. (Submitted on May 15, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 1, 2015

2. Eastward

Wider Eastward View image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 1, 2015

3. Wider Eastward View

Gray marker stone blending with gray tree trunk.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 1, 2015

4. Westward

Marker and Barn image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 1, 2015

5. Marker and Barn

Google shows the adjacent tree drooping foliage over the marker, obscuring.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 15, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 533 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 15, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.