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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Wyoming County, New York
Adjacent to Wyoming County, New York
▶ Allegany County (41) ▶ Cattaraugus County (61) ▶ Erie County (559) ▶ Genesee County (98) ▶ Livingston County (135)
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| On Liberty Street (New York State Route 98) at West Main Street (New York State Route 39), on the right when traveling south on Liberty Street. |
| | 1941 1945 In honor and memory of the citizens of town of Arcade who served in World War II Roll of Honor — — Map (db m86679) WM |
| Near Church Street 0.1 miles north of West Main Street (New York State Route 39). |
| | An important car on all freight trains during the early years of railroading was the "box car". These cars were used to carry any type of freight, either in cartons or in bulk. Today, most box cars have been replaced by trailer containers on flat . . . — — Map (db m86669) HM |
| Near Church Street 0.1 miles north of West Main Street (New York State Route 39). |
| | This wooden side door caboose was acquired by the Arcade & Attica from the Susquehanna & New York Railroad. It was one of only three cabooses the railroad ever owned. It served as the conductor's office on trains until the mid 1960's. The side . . . — — Map (db m86673) HM |
| Near Church Street 0.1 miles north of West Main Street (New York State Route 39). |
| | This engine was built by the General Electric Co. of Pennsylvania in 1941. It weighs 44 tons and produces 380 HP with 2 diesel engines. #110 was the first new piece of equipment ever purchased by the Arcade & Attica. It replaced the last steam . . . — — Map (db m86663) HM |
| On Creek Road (New York State Route 98) 1 mile north of Merkle Rd., on the left when traveling north. |
| | Site of
U.S. CCC Camp #1285
1935-1940
World War II P.O.W. Camp
1942-1945 — — Map (db m62084) HM |
| On Sheppard Rd 1 mile north of Hobday Road, on the left when traveling north. |
| | This rural cemetery is the burial place of many of the earliest settlers of the Town of Wethersfield that was incorporated in 1823. The cemetery was carved out of land settled in 1813 by Ebenezer French. The headstone of Esther French who died in . . . — — Map (db m157004) HM |
| On Letchworth Park Road 0.2 miles north of Degolyer Road (County Route 41), on the left when traveling north. |
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South border of reservation
set aside for Mary Jemison
White Woman of the Genessee
during the Big Tree Treaty
of 1797 at Geneseo N.Y.
William G. Pomeroy Foundation 2014
— — Map (db m118846) HM |
| On New York State Route 39 0.4 miles north of West Center Road (County Road 36), on the left when traveling north. |
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West border of reservation set aside for Mary Jemison during the Big Tree Treaty of 1797 at Geneseo N.Y.
White Woman of the Genesee — — Map (db m150334) HM |
| Near Park Road 1.5 miles from Denton Corners Road (County Route 38). |
| | During the last million years, glaciers as high as cumulus clouds crushed across this land at least four different times. Each time, the river changed course through the transformed landscape of ice-scoured rock and piles of sand and gravel that . . . — — Map (db m143198) HM |
| Near Park Road 1.5 miles south of Denton Corners Road (County Route 38). |
| | Across the gorge from this spot the builders of the Genesee Valley Canal were faced with a ridge of rock that obstructed the proposed route. In 1838, Elisha Johnson of Rochester obtained the contract to tunnel 1,200 feet through the solid blockade. . . . — — Map (db m143196) HM |
| Near Park Road/Octagon Road 2 miles east of Denton Corners Road (County Route 38). |
| | For many enrollees, the CCC camp was their first experience away from home. Discipline, order, and uniform dress were part of the camp experience. The enrollees worked seven hours a day and then had some free time. On Saturdays, a half day was set . . . — — Map (db m143200) HM |
| Near Park Road 1.5 miles south of Denton Corners Road (County Route 38). |
| | The sedimentary rocks of the canyon walls are believed to be the remains of the ancestral Appalachian Mountains. These mountains were eroded into inland seas during the Devonian Period 350 million years ago. Along the course of the Genesee River, on . . . — — Map (db m143197) HM |
| Near Park Road 1.5 miles south of Denton Corners Road (County Route 38). |
| | The land before you was called Seh-ga-hun-da, the Vale of the Three Falls.
Upper Falls At 70 feet high, the Upper Falls, is a deep horseshoe shape. The top of the falls is part of the strata named the Nunda Sandstone. Similar stone, . . . — — Map (db m143195) HM |
| Near Park Road/Octagon Road 2 miles east of Denton Corners Road (County Route 38). |
| | One of the greatest challenges to the ingenuity and perseverance of three of Letchworth State Park's four CCC camps was the construction of a trail down the sheer cliff walls to cross the Genesee River at the Lower Falls. It was Camp SP-49 that . . . — — Map (db m143199) HM |
| On New York State Route 39 at milepost 12.5, 2 miles north of Sawyers Road, on the left when traveling north. |
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Near this spot, Robert Whaley built the first log cabin in the Town of Castile in 1808. To this cabin, in 1823, came Mary Jemison, famed "White Woman of the Genesee," to tell her story. Captured by the Indians in 1758, when 15 years old, she . . . — — Map (db m76346) HM |
| Near Letchworth Park Road 0.2 miles south of Degolyer Road (County Route 41), on the left when traveling south. |
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In the ravine to your right, Wolf Creek drops 225 feet over four cascades to reach the Genesee River. Its name comes from pioneer times when the timber wolf dug its dens in the valley's gravel banks. Wolf Creek began eroding these falls more than . . . — — Map (db m118854) HM |
| On Cabin Areas A and B Road 1.2 miles east of the North-South Main Park Road, on the right when traveling north. |
| | This statue is dedicated to the more than 3,000 men who served in four Civilian Conservation Corps camps in Letchworth State Park between 1933 and 1941. They joined more than three million others nationwide during the "Great Depression" in an . . . — — Map (db m75933) HM |
| | Across the gorge from this spot ran the famous Genesee Valley Canal. Starting in 1837, it took 25 years and $6 million to build this man-made waterway. The canal rested on the ledge of the cliffs, hundreds of feet above the river, linking the . . . — — Map (db m76061) HM |
| | Donor of Glen Iris and his estate comprising of the original 1,000 acres of this park, including Upper, Middle and Lower Falls, so that this gorge might remain a place of inspiration and beauty forever, Erected in 1957 by the Genesee State Park . . . — — Map (db m76125) HM |
| On Cabin Areas A and B Road 1.2 miles east of the north-south main Park Road, on the right when traveling north. |
| | On this field stood the 24 buildings of Camp SP-49, one of four Civilian Conservation Corps camps in Letchworth State Park. In operation from July 1935 until October 1941, Camp SP-49 included a tree nursery of over 30,000 plants for use in . . . — — Map (db m75910) HM |
| Near Council Ground Access Road 0.2 miles west of Park Road. |
| | Mary Jemison (1743-1833) was born during a voyage from Ireland to the United States [sic]. Captured during the French and Indian War, she was adopted into the Seneca Nation and chose to remain a Seneca, marrying and raising a family in the Genesee . . . — — Map (db m76358) HM |
| | This log house which originally stood on the Gardeau Flats by the Genesee River was built about 1800 by Mary Jemison, "The White Woman of the Genesee," for her second daughter, Nancy. In a nearby cabin, also built by her, she lived about 35 years. . . . — — Map (db m76137) HM |
| | Replaces largest wooden bridge in the world. Built in 1852. 300 acres of timber used in construction. Burned in 1875. — — Map (db m76245) HM |
| Near Council Grounds Access Road 0.2 miles west of Park Road. |
| | Letchworth's purchase and relocation of the Seneca Council House to the Council Grounds in 1871 inaugurated several decades of his collecting Native American Material. Over the years, the Council Grounds became a showcase for these collections. In . . . — — Map (db m76097) HM |
| On Park Road, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Towering 234 feet above the Genesee River and stretching 800 feet from end to end, the original wooden railroad trestle provided William Pryor Letchworth with his first view (in 1858) of the gorge and waterfalls that were to become part of his . . . — — Map (db m76343) HM |
| | stood at Ga-O-Ya-De-O (Canadea) on the Genesee River in days antedating the American Revolution. In it gathered the war parties that devastated the frontiers and before it their helpless prisoners ran the gauntlet. Around its council fires sat . . . — — Map (db m75941) HM |
| Near Council Grounds Access Road 0.2 miles west of Park Road. |
| | [front]
To the Memory of Mary Jemison, Whose home during more than seventy years of a life of strange vicissitude was among the Senecas upon the banks of this river, and whose history, inseparately connected with that of this valley has caused . . . — — Map (db m76359) HM |
| | Here, nature, history, and adventure intertwine to create a fascinating piece place like no other. The park was founded by philanthropist William Pryor Letchworth in 1907, when he donated his 1,000 acre estate to become a park. Today the park, which . . . — — Map (db m76342) HM |
| Near Council Grounds Access Road 0.2 miles west of Park Road. |
| | William Pryor Letchworth first became interested in Native American culture after hearing his father's stories about Cornplanter, the Seneca Chief, meeting with Letchworth's great-uncle, John Letchworth, a Quaker preacher in Philadelphia. Sensitive . . . — — Map (db m76005) HM |
| | Inspiration Point is rich in history and natural splendor. The spectacular view was once enjoyed by the Seneca Indians and by Mary Jemison, the White Woman of the Genesee.
Upon arrival of the pioneers in the early 1800's, the falls and forests . . . — — Map (db m76114) HM |
| On New York State Route 78 north of Welch Road, on the right when traveling north. |
| | has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001 by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m154416) HM |
| On West Middlebury Road (County Route 1) at Skates Hill Road (County Route 1), on the right when traveling west on West Middlebury Road. |
| | Organized with 17 members March 11, 1811. Present building dedicated June 21, 1832. State Education Department 1950. — — Map (db m75314) HM |
| On Letchworth Park Road 3.7 miles south of Mt. Morris Road (County Route 36), on the left when traveling south. |
| | Hamlet existed in this
area from 1825-1900
— — Map (db m118851) HM |
| On Varysburg road (U.S. 20A) 0.8 miles east of New York State Route 98 when traveling east. |
| |
Revolutionary War
Vermont Militia
served 1777- 1782
Richards Pioneer Cemetery — — Map (db m121282) HM WM |
| On Varysburg Road (U.S. 20A) 0.4 miles east of New York State Route 98, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Stony Brook Glen
Refuge of Mary Jemison
and Seneca tribe during
General Sullivan's raid 1779 — — Map (db m121281) HM |
| On Main Street (New York State Route 39) at Dolbeer Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street. |
| | This view was from a point South of the Andrus planing mill looking West, and shows the "Andrus Pond" and culvert under Main Street.
The Andrus Mill pond was filled in. In 1999, it is the Perry Village's main parking lot on the East side of Main . . . — — Map (db m58247) HM |
| On Chapman Ave at Janes Ave, on the right when traveling west on Chapman Ave. |
| | Epworth Hall was built in 1892 at a cost of $3500, complete and painted. Its purpose was to better house the programs of the Epworth Leagues and the programs of the Silver Lake Assembly. In its early years it served as both dormitory and classroom . . . — — Map (db m157865) HM |
| On New York State Route RT 20A 0.1 miles west of New York State Route RT 246, on the right when traveling west. |
| |
First
Congregational Church
of Perry Center
Organized June 28, 1814
Meeting House
Dedicated March 4, 1830
— — Map (db m141536) HM |
| On Covington St at Short St, on the right when traveling south on Covington St. |
| | Listed on the
State & National
Register of
Historic Places.
1816 - 1906 - 2006 — — Map (db m157960) HM |
| On Letchworth Park Road 0.9 miles south of Schenck Road (County Route 18), on the left when traveling south. |
| | North border of reservation set aside for Mary Jemison White Woman of the Genessee during the Big Tree Treaty of 1797 at Geneseo N.Y. — — Map (db m118841) HM |
| On Suckerbrook Rd (County Route 3) north of Oatka Road (County Route 30), on the left when traveling north. |
| | 1826-1905. Nationally known landscape painter, studied under Jasper Cropsey of Hudson River School. Born in home on this site. — — Map (db m157386) HM |
| On Suckerbrook Rd (County Route 3) south of Soper Road, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Established ca. 1812 on this site. Rebuilt ca. 1845 and 1885, served West Perry District #5 for 138 years, closing in 1950. — — Map (db m157389) HM |
| On Walker Rd 0.2 miles south of Standpipe Rd, on the right when traveling north. |
| | The Wyoming Pioneer Historical Association was formed in 1872.
This cabin was built in 1876.
The logs were donated by members of the Association.
This plaque erected by Kiwanis Club of Perry 1968 — — Map (db m157869) HM |
| On South Main Street (New York State Route 39) at Lake Street, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street. |
| | This site marks The Richmond Mill, constructed in 1822 as a sawmill. The Andrus family first became involved with the mill in 1872.
The 1915 History of Perry reports that the sawmill was operational. With 93 years in business, it was the oldest . . . — — Map (db m58248) HM |
| On N. Main Street (New York State Route 39) north of Covington Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Millard F. Robeson moved his knife company to the former Wycoff Harvester cobblestone building in 1900. A three-story addition was added to the existing structure in 1907. The Company produced world-famous cutlery products from this location until . . . — — Map (db m158725) HM |
| On South Center St (New York State Route 246) north of Mill St, on the right when traveling north. |
| | On this site, presently Basil’s Auto Repair, Benjamin Gardner built a flour mill in 1828. Gardner had built a dam across the outlet, just west of the mill, in 1826. Today the dam maintains the only remaining mill pond on the outlet. Known as . . . — — Map (db m153283) HM |
| On N Main Street (New York State Route 39) north of Covington Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | The first building was erected on this site in 1828 and was used as a foundry. When it burned in 1839, local tradesmen donated their talents to build the pictured cobblestone building. This building first housed a business known as "Perry Steam . . . — — Map (db m158721) HM |
| On Big Tree Road (U.S. 20A) 0.2 miles east of Allegheny Road (New York State Route 77), on the right when traveling west. |
| | Turner's Corners Pioneer outpost 1804 on Indian trail from Portage to Lake Erie — — Map (db m76315) HM |
| On North Sheldon Road 1.5 miles south of Big Tree Road (U.S. 20A), on the right when traveling south. |
| | Here stood a log house built in 1807, home of Ziba Hamilton, physician of Holland Land Co., Surgeon in War of 1812, pioneer settler. — — Map (db m75143) HM |
| On North Main Street (New York State Route 19) at East Court Street, on the right when traveling north on North Main Street. |
| | 1890 founder of Warsaw Political Equality Club, 1902 Pres/ New York State Suffrage Association — — Map (db m57775) HM |
| Near South Main Street (New York State Route 19) 0.2 miles south of Jefferson Street. |
| | Mary Hosford, graduating from Oberlin College in 1841, was the first woman ever to receive an A. B. Degree. — — Map (db m75528) HM |
| On Perry Street at Clinton Street, on the left when traveling north on Perry Street. |
| | Seth M. Gates's outspoken criticism of slavery marked his two terms in the House of Representatives, from 1839 to 1843. When Gates used his congressional position to mail out the proceedings of- the World Anti·Slavery Convention in 1840, a Savannah . . . — — Map (db m64950) HM |
| On South Main Street (New York State Route 19) just south of Livingston Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Near this site Elizur Webster erected the first dwelling in Warsaw in the Summer of 1803 — — Map (db m58250) HM |
| On N. Academy Rd (New York State Route 19) 0.1 miles north of County Route 7. |
| | First Presbyterian Church of Middlebury organized with 15 members June 14, 1817 — — Map (db m57314) HM |
| On South Academy Street (New York State Route 19) 0.1 miles south of Main Street (County Route 7) when traveling south. |
| | In memory of those Middlebury Citizens who served in defense of our freedoms — — Map (db m58376) HM |
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