Kendall in Orleans County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Norway Colony
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, October 31, 2015
1. Norway Colony Marker
Site of first Norwegian
settlement in America, 1825.
The "Sloopers" were the first
immigrant group to travel
on the completed Erie Canal.
Erected by Sons of Norway / Kendall Historian.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Erie Canal, and the Norwegian-Americans series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1825.
Location. 43° 21.978′ N, 78° 0.984′ W. Marker is in Kendall, New York, in Orleans County. It is at the intersection of Norway Road and Bald Eagle Drive, on the left when traveling north on Norway Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1029 Norway Road, Kendall NY 14476, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Peerson Home (approx. one mile away); The West Shelter (approx. 3.1 miles away); A New Park (approx. 3.2 miles away); In Memory of All the Men and Women From Kendall (approx. 3.2 miles away); Building a Park (approx. 3.3 miles away); The Sloopers (approx. 3.3 miles away); The CCC Goes to Work
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Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, October 31, 2015
2. Northward
Marker at left. Lake Ontario in background.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 31, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 1,582 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 31, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.
