Murray in Orleans County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Balcom's Mills
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, February 7, 2016
1. Balcom's Mills Marker
Site of flour and grist
mill erected 1834 by
Heil Brockway and Abner
Balcom. Saw mill on north
end of dam erected 1837
Erected 1932 by New York State Education Department.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1834.
Location. 43° 15.798′ N, 78° 5.442′ W. Marker is in Murray, New York, in Orleans County. It is on Fancher Road (New York State Route 387) 0.2 miles south of Creek Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3213 Fancher Road, Albion NY 14411, 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: For God and Country (approx. 1.3 miles away); Joseph Budd (approx. 1½ miles away); The Transit Line (approx. 2.2 miles away); 1732 1799 To Honor and Commemorate (approx. 2.4 miles away); Five Mile House (approx. 2.4 miles away); Josias Lamont (approx. 3.1 miles away); In Memory of the Men Who Fell (approx. 3.6 miles away); Mt. Albion Cemetery (approx. 3.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Murray.
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Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, February 7, 2016
2. Northward
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, February 7, 2016
3. Southward
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 9, 2016, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 823 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 9, 2016, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.
