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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Genesee County, New York
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| | Deeded to: "Trustees of the Burying Ground in School District #8", Town of Alabama, by Rev. Augustus Warren & his 2nd wife Maria, May 19, 1842. To all those buried here - May You Rest in Peace. — — Map (db m86682) HM |
| | Black Terns nest in New York State in just a few marshes along the south and east shores of Lake Ontario. This is the southern edge of their breeding range, They are more abundant in the upper midwest, but the special habitat we manage here suits . . . — — Map (db m75906) HM |
| | First known burial 1829. Final resting place of many early settlers of the Town of Alabama. — — Map (db m77581) HM |
| | Tonawanda Feeder Canal supplied water for the Erie Canal, Shelby mills, and Village of Medina power 1824-1919. — — Map (db m72111) HM |
| | Schafer Farms Beginning in 1919 three genreations of the Shafer family, led by Emil, John, and Paul, produced potatoes on this property for 92 consecutive years. — — Map (db m103561) HM |
| | This Waterway Old Orchard Creek designated a public highway May 8, 1837 in the towns of Alabama and Shelby by an act of the New York State legislature. — — Map (db m134061) HM |
| | Est. 1826. originally named Gerrysville, was changed to Alabama in 1828. Hamlets are Alabama Center, Basom, South Alabama & Wheatville — — Map (db m39586) HM |
| | Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1958 under the authority of the Migratory Bird Conservation Act for "...use as an inviolate sanctuary, or for any other purpose, for migratory birds." The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service manages . . . — — Map (db m76339) HM |
| | In Memory of
Alexander Rea and
Nancy Jones Rea, his wife
Founders of the Town of
Alexander
named after the pioneer who made the first
land purchase in 1802, built the first sawmill,
was a member of the Assembly 1804 1807,
State . . . — — Map (db m158711) HM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m39594) HM |
| | The Alexandrian Library was the first in Genesee County and was founded in 1811 by Alexander Rea, Noah North, Ezra Osborn & Sebe Brainard — — Map (db m39593) HM |
| | Seat of Holland Land
Office. This City was
founded in 1801 by Joseph
Ellicott, local agent of
Holland Land Company — — Map (db m75849) HM |
| | Batavia Cemetery
Has been placed on the
National Register of
Historic Places in 2002
by the United States
Department of Interior — — Map (db m158623) HM |
| | Benjamin Ellicott was born in Bucks County, Penna., April 17th, 1765. Died at Williamsville, N.Y. December 10th, 1827. The history of his life is closely connected with that of the western portion of this state. Together with his brother Joseph, . . . — — Map (db m83100) HM |
| | Birthplace of Emory Upton 1839 - 1881. West Point graduate. U.S. Army General and Civil War veteran. Influential military author & stategist — — Map (db m126158) HM |
| | A native Batavian who once lived at No. 4 Liberty Street. Charles Franklin Rand is officially recognized by the Congress of the United States as the first person to answer President Lincoln's appeal for volunteers in the Civil War on April 15, 1861. . . . — — Map (db m39635) HM |
| | Cary House Site Location of mansion ca 1817 to 1964, a gift to his wife by Trumbull Cary, merchant, bank founder, NYS Senator, & first Batavia treasurer. — — Map (db m83068) HM |
| | Commemorating One Hundred Years
of educating blind students in
Batavia at the New York State
School for the Blind - First Opened
in September of 1868 — — Map (db m39634) HM |
| | [caption] The site of DeWitt Recreation Area in 1995
The park you see today was used as a sand and gravel quarry prior to 1978. The land was donated to Genesee County by B.R. DeWitt Inc. in 1993 with the intent the site be used for family . . . — — Map (db m151870) HM |
| | Early Cemetery in village of Batavia on this site deeded August 10, 1820. Bodies were re-interred to other cemeteries in Batavia — — Map (db m94895) HM |
| | Formed from Ontario County
on March 30, 1802
Originally comprised all of
New York State west of
the Genesee River — — Map (db m39636) HM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m39637) HM |
| | [front] Major General Upton In memory of the soldiers sailors and marines of Genesee County. [right] Battles of World War - Apr.6, 1917-Nov.11, 1918 Cambrai · Somme · Lys · Aisne · Cantigny · Belleau Wood · Chateau-Thierry · Montdidier-Noyon · . . . — — Map (db m83077) WM |
| | Born - 1760 Died - 1826
Surveyor - Land Developer
Agent of Holland Land Co.
Land Office - Batavia, N.Y.
Family Monument (200' East) — — Map (db m83417) HM |
| | Joseph Ellicott was born in Bucks County, Penna., November 1st, 1760. Died at New York, August 19th, 1826. He was the first resident agent of the Holland Land Company for whom in 1798 he began the survey of the western part of the state then . . . — — Map (db m83098) HM |
| | [front plaque]
Monument dedicated in Paolo Busti Park October 27, 1984 by the Paolo Busti Cultural Foundation of Genesee County.
Paolo Busti's contribution to the development of WNY has been overlooked. His foresight and business acumen were . . . — — Map (db m75752) HM |
| | [south] Sacred to the memory of Wm. Morgan, a native of Virginia, a Capt. in the War of 1812, a respectable citizen of Batavia, and a martyr to the freedom of writing, printing and speaking the truth. He was abducted from near this spot in the year . . . — — Map (db m83079) HM WM |
| | Formerly Bank of Genesee
First Bank West of Genesee River
Built in 1831
Architect builder Hezekiah Eldredge
National Register of Historic Places
1973 — — Map (db m39632) HM |
| | Established March 30, 1802
originally included the
entire Holland Purchase,
3.3 million acres in
Western New York — — Map (db m39640) HM |
| | Formed over 20,000 years ago
as the result of glaciation
Home of rare plants, birds
and animals. A National
Historical National Landmark
Logo Text:
Genesee Forever
*
1802-2002 — — Map (db m158599) HM |
| | 1810 Buell's Corners - Tavern General, Shoe, Tailor shops Blacksmiths, Hotel, Church
1832 Bergen Corners
1877 inc. with Wardville — — Map (db m58027) HM |
| | W.S. & C.E. Housel private bank
closed abruptly March 1929.
Depositors lost nearly all
their funds. C.E. Housel
found guilty of fraud. — — Map (db m142116) HM |
| | Saved life of Adelaide Richmond by performing appendectomy. Drove horses so hard answering call one died on the way. Ca 1885. — — Map (db m151543) HM |
| | Bergen chartered 1813
Part of Morris Reserve-Triangle and 100,000 tracts
Rt. 19 opened 1801. Bergen Swamp - National landmark — — Map (db m58025) HM |
| | National Historic District
Laid out as Wardville 1840s
Railroad forwarding station destroyed by fire 1866 & 1880 incorporated as Bergen 1877
District Registered 1985 — — Map (db m58026) HM |
| |
Named for Deacon Levi Ward whose family settled here in June 1807.
His son, Dr. Levi Ward, was the first supervisor and assemblyman of Murray, a portion of which was named Bergen in 1813. Dr. Ward was responsible for mail delivery, road, canal, . . . — — Map (db m58042) HM |
| | Bethany Town Hall built 1832. Over the years used as church, academy and Town House.
Dedicated to those of the Town of Bethany who gave their lives in World War II. John R. Despard, MMM 2/C; Leonard E. Fuller, 1st. Lt.; Clifford L. Hale, Pvt.; . . . — — Map (db m75202) HM WM |
| | First county forest in the state. Begun in 1915 by Genesee Co. 159,500 trees were planted here on poor farm lands prior to 1935. — — Map (db m77564) HM |
| | In the early 1900’s, The Bethany Park and Forest was mostly covered with open fields, with a native northern hardwood forest growing along the sides of Black Creek. By 1938 many of the fields on the east side of the park had been planted with pine . . . — — Map (db m151441) HM |
| | A living memorial in honor of those who served in Vietname. Living, deceased and those unaccounted for.
Army - Air Force - Navy
Marines - Coast Guard — — Map (db m77563) WM |
| | He instigated the first tree planting in 1915. He continued annual planting for many years. This was the beginning of the Genesee County Park. — — Map (db m77572) HM |
| | Site of Genesee County's poor house for the care of indigent people. Opened in 1827 with a home and a farm containing 106 acres — — Map (db m75745) HM |
| | Legends & Lore Rolling Hills This asylum is a nationally known center of supernatural activity. Spirits believed to still roam grounds crossing between this world and next — — Map (db m140629) HM |
| |
Prehistoric dig, Byron Swamp
Byron Fair Society 1878
Byron Cheese Factory 1884
Byron Telephone Co. 1903-31
Farm Produce, Oxbo Harvesters — — Map (db m151516) HM |
| |
German Lutheran Concordia Church erected 1889
Donated to town 1966 for historical museum. — — Map (db m65929) HM |
| | Rev. Hugh Wallis organized the First Presbyterian Church of Pembroke July 1, 1817. In 1829 Andrew Harroum gave a quarter acre of land for this church building which was completed in 1831 by a congregation of 78 members. The church bell was cast in . . . — — Map (db m76058) HM |
| | The Holland Land Company was organized by six banking firms in the Netherlands to purchase the unsettled land of western New York State. Their agent, Theophile Cazenove, in 1792-93 bought more than three million acres, known as the Holland Purchase. . . . — — Map (db m57082) HM |
| | 1855-1941. On of the first female rural mail carriers. She delivered mail at the turn of the century by horse and buggy. — — Map (db m158644) HM |
| | The rich black soil wascreated by draining the OakOrchard & Tonawanda Swampsin 1915 by the Western NewYork Farms Company. — — Map (db m77611) HM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m79068) HM |
| | Sunderland Pattison d.1843 Revolutionary War soldier Crossed the Delaware River December 1776 with General George Washington — — Map (db m83121) WM |
| | Methodist Church Erected in 1834 by Rev. Isaac Foster and 25 charter members under the Meth. Prot. faith on land deeded by Asa & Mary Babcock. It was united in 1939. — — Map (db m83122) HM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m77683) HM |
| | Beginning in 1834, the First Presbyterian Church of Leroy was the site of anti-slavery meetings that brought people together to hear abolitionists such as Frederick Douglass and Amos A. Phelps. Twice the meetings were met by violent protesters who . . . — — Map (db m154713) HM |
| | Dedicated on October 12, 1928, the Donald Woodward
Airport was built by the youngest son of Orator
Woodward, owner of Jell-O. Considered one of
the finest private airports in the United States,
it was designed by aviation pioneer, . . . — — Map (db m151510) HM |
| | In 1897, Pearle Bixby Wait of Leroy, introduced a gelatin dessert that his wife, May, named Jell-O. The first four flavors were strawberry, raspberry, orange and lemon. In 1899, he began production of Jell-O in a factory building located near this . . . — — Map (db m41526) HM |
| | First settlement between Genesee River and Buffalo
Tavern conducted by Charles Wilbur 1793 Capt. John Ganson 1797 — — Map (db m65237) HM |
| | Here the natural water power potential of Old Buttermilk Falls determined not only the village site, but in 1803, the erection of Stoddard and Platt's Pioneer Grist Mill. In 1822 Herman Le Roy, for whom the town was named, replaced this with a much . . . — — Map (db m142118) HM |
| | On this campus Marietta and Emily Ingham of Saybrook, Connecticut, founded Le Roy Female Seminary, which became, by charter on April 28, 1857, the first university for women in the United States, granting degrees in the humanities, fine arts and . . . — — Map (db m57315) HM |
| | Founded by Marietta and Emily Ingham in 1837, as the Le Roy Female Seminary; incorporated in 1852 as the Ingham Collegiate Institute; chartered in April 28, 1857 as Ingham University with a literary college, college of fine arts, and the . . . — — Map (db m57316) HM |
| | This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m117043) HM |
| | In Memory
Of The
Soldiers
Of
Le Roy
Rebellion
William C. Allen ·
John W. Amlong ·
Alexander L. Anderson ·
Benjamin Anderson ·
David D. Anderson ·
Wilber H. Anderson ·
James Avery ·
Samuel Avery ·
Samuel Avery 2nd· . . . — — Map (db m142315) WM |
| | Built before 1812 as a land office for the Triangle Tract. Deeded to Union Free School District 1911. — — Map (db m41528) HM |
| | Le Roy post office
has been placed on the
National Register of
Historic Places in 1989
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m142119) HM |
| | In remembrance of those from LeRoy who served
May we never forget those who died
George Botts · Cecelia Cochran · Errol Crittenden · Leo Fiorito · Thomas Illes · Edward Kaine · Percy Luttrel · Patrick Molyneaux · Edgar Murrel · George Ripton · . . . — — Map (db m142311) WM |
| | Marion Steam Shovel
has been placed on the National Register of
Historic Places in 2008 by the
United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m151435) HM |
| | Genesee County's only known French & Indian War veteran
Pioneer of Stone Church
Died 1811 age 72 buried in Fort Hill Cemetery Le Roy — — Map (db m57317) HM |
| | The Seneca Indians, “Keepers of the Western Door” occupied this area since the formation of the Iroquois confederacy about 1550. Most numerous and most warlike of the Six Nations, they for a time dominated the tribes . . . — — Map (db m140045) HM |
| | Built in 1805 by first settlers
Alexander McPherson 1801
Francis LeBarron 1804
Philemon Nettleton 1804
Gideon Forgdham 1804 — — Map (db m57399) HM |
| | Site of the first school west of the Genesee River. Built in 1801. The first teacher was Miss Luseba Scott. — — Map (db m117040) HM |
| | With the faith and courage of their forefathers who made possible the freedom of these United States
The Boy Scouts of America
dedicate this copy of the Statue of Liberty as a pledge of everlasting fidelity and loyalty
40th anniversary — — Map (db m108724) |
| | Orator F. Woodward, owner of the Genesee Pure Food Company bought the rights to Jell-O from P.B. Wait in 1899 for $450. Production of “America's most famous dessert” began in 1900 at the Genesee Pure Food Company factory located on this . . . — — Map (db m41527) HM |
| | Erected prior to 1812 by Egbert Benson,
first land agent of LeRoy.
In 1821 enlarged and occupied by
Jacob LeRoy, second land agent,
son of Herman,
for whom the town was named. — — Map (db m145695) HM |
| | The Steeple Upon entering the village of LeRoy, one of the first sights to be seen is the steeple of the First Presbyterian Church. This was erected in 1866 following a vote by the congregation in 1854 to replace the original bell tower. . . . — — Map (db m117042) HM |
| | To Honor Those Jell-O Employees
Who Served Their Country
In World War II
★Frank W. Brown ★Raymond J. Dustin
Charles J. Alianell •
Edward T. Atherton •
Anthony J. Fiorito •
Robert M. Balmer •
William L. Barber • . . . — — Map (db m145698) WM |
| | Established on June 8, 1812 as the town of Bellona
Renamed Le Roy in 1813
First town meeting on this site April 6, 1813 — — Map (db m57401) HM |
| | Escaping slaves traveling to Canada on the Covington Route crossed the road here on their way to meet LeRoy's conductor, Daniel McDonald, known as the "Medicine Man." His station was near the Keeney Road Cemetery. — — Map (db m41531) HM |
| | On April 2, 1918, Delia Phillips was the first woman in LeRoy to vote in an election after New York State passed women's suffrage in 1917. She cast her ballot in LeRoy’s municipal building. In 1920, the 19th Constitutional
Amendment was ratified . . . — — Map (db m142112) HM |
| | USA USMC USN This tablet is erected by the Town of Oakfield in honor of the men who served in the Great World War
[names listed]
In memory of those who gave their lives.
[names listed] — — Map (db m76197) WM |
| | Site of Cary Collegiate Seminary,
a private school founded on July 4, 1840 by Colonel Alfred Cary who also opened the first store in 1833. — — Map (db m65928) HM |
| | Erected by the Town Of Pavilion in honor of its citizens who served in the World War 1914 - 1918. Dedicated 1920
*John D. Arnett
+Mary E. Fagan
Ray E. McWethy • George Patridge • Carl Curry • Leo Aldridge • Robert J. Graham • Joseph . . . — — Map (db m76205) WM |
| | 1985. Dedicated by the Town of Pavilion to honor all of the veterans who sacrificed their lives. World War I John D. Arnett. Korean War John Vagg. Vietnam War George Fry. World War II Daniel Connor • Alvin Hettrick • William Leight • Wendall . . . — — Map (db m76207) WM |
| | Formed from Covington, Wyoming Co., May 19, 1841. In 1842, a portion of the townships of Le Roy & Stafford were annexed. — — Map (db m57400) HM |
| | 1800 Brick House 1963 ——·•·—— John and James Richardson settled at the crossroads of two Indian trails in the early 1800's, building a log structure to be used for a tavern. The people fleeing from the burning of Buffalo, . . . — — Map (db m77807) HM |
| |
Son of William and Elizabeth Parker, born in a log cabin overlooking the water-falls, at Indian Falls, N.Y., then part of the Tonawanda Indian Reservation. Volunteered into the army, and became General Grant's Military Secretary. He was . . . — — Map (db m76082) HM |
| | 1949-1970 site of original Hershell Merry-Go-Round designed by Emily Bourgard & home of Sam Herrington's miniature steam train. Genesee County Bicentennial. — — Map (db m75594) HM |
| | Established early 1800's from Isaac Barden Farm. Early pioneers and Civil War Burials. — — Map (db m75653) HM |
| | Deeded in 1850 to Town of Pembroke by John Ellicott for a burial ground. Rev. War soldier Samuel Huntington Buried Here. — — Map (db m75598) HM |
| | Site of first permanent settlement ? Town of Pembroke ? David Goss, coming from Massachusetts in 1804, took up land on the Holland Purchase. His dwelling, which he converted into a tavern, was the first Public House in the Township. . . . — — Map (db m126162) HM |
| | 175 Years 1812 Town of Pembroke 1987 ———·•·———
PEMBROKE, or O-a-geh (On the Road) as the Indians referred to it, is located in township 12, Ranges 3 & 4 of the Holland Purchase, and was named for Pembroke in . . . — — Map (db m77725) HM |
| | East boundary Holland land purchase 3.3 million acres Transit line ran N.& S. from PA. to Lake Ontario Surveyed between 1798-1800 — — Map (db m77687) HM |
| | Erected by the Town Of Stafford, A.D. 1923, in honor of our boys who served in the World War. 1917 ———— 1919 — — Map (db m77684) WM |
| | Memorial•Honor•Roll•World War II• "Forever honour'd. Forever mourn'd" Homer 1941-1945 Stafford Honor Roll — — Map (db m77686) WM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m77664) HM |
| | Site of first settlement on the Holland Purchase in 1798. Originally known as Transit. The name was changed to Stafford in 1841 following settlement by a colony of Devonshire English people. The buildings of historic and architectural interest are . . . — — Map (db m77720) HM |
| | To the memory
of the
brave soldiers
of our country
who fell
during the
Great Rebellion — — Map (db m154469) WM |
| | Bergen Museum of Local History. Opened in 1966. Built as frame two-room school house in 1843. Covered with stucco 1918 Last used as school in 1957. — — Map (db m57313) HM |
| | On Nov. 5 a treaty between the U.S. and the Tonawanda Seneca at the Meeting House restored about 8000 acres to the Tonawanda Senecas. — — Map (db m77771) HM |
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