Sonyea in Livingston County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Sonyea Shaker Community
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, August 24, 2015
1. Sonyea Shaker Community Marker
Community
Founded 1836
Closed 1892
Became Craig Colony
for epileptics 1894
Erected by New York State Education Department.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Communal and Utopian Societies series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1836.
Location. 42° 41.165′ N, 77° 50.07′ W. Marker is in Sonyea, New York, in Livingston County. It is on Sonyea Road (New York State Route 36) Ό mile east of Ridge Road, on the right when traveling south. Marker is by the grounds of the Groveland Correctional Facility. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Dansville NY 14437, 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 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Genesee Valley Canal (approx. 0.4 miles away); Site of the Groveland Shaker Community (approx. Ύ mile away); Poetry Pioneer (approx. 2.7 miles away); This Park Dedicated to the Men of 3rd U.S. Marines (approx. 2.8 miles away); In Honor of the Mount Morris Veterans (approx. 2.8 miles away);
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More about this marker. The "Sonyea" zip code 14556 is exclusively for the state prison.
Also see . . . Groveland Correctional Facility - Wikipedia. (Submitted on August 26, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, August 24, 2015
2. Eastward
NY 36 south.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, August 24, 2015
3. Westward
NY 36 north.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, August 24, 2015
4. Towards the Prison
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 26, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 861 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 26, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.
