Clarendon in Orleans County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Carl E. Akeley
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, February 7, 2016
1. Carl E. Akeley Marker
Born here in 1864. Noted
taxidermist, naturalist,
inventor, sculptor, author.
Died and buried in his
beloved Africa in 1926.
Erected by Clarendon Town Historian.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Industry & Commerce • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1864.
Location. 43° 10.836′ N, 78° 1.745′ W. Marker is in Clarendon, New York, in Orleans County. It is on Hinds Road 0.2 miles east of South Holley Road (County Route 59), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 16831 Hinds Road, Holley NY 14470, 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: Butterfield Cobblestone (approx. 0.7 miles away); Farwell's Mill (approx. 2 miles away); Clarendon Honors its Veterans (approx. 2 miles away); 1837 Church (approx. 2.1 miles away); Robinson Cemetery (approx. 2.2 miles away); Herbert Taylor (approx. 2½ miles away); Hillside Cemetery (approx. 2½ miles away); State Street (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clarendon.
Also see . . . Carl Akeley - Wikipedia. (Submitted on February 11, 2016, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
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Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, February 7, 2016
2. Carl E. Akeley Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 28, 2019. It was originally submitted on February 11, 2016, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 523 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 11, 2016, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.
