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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Orleans County, New York
Adjacent to Orleans County, New York
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| | Charles W. Howard 1896-1966 In 1937 he established here a world famous Santa Claus school, the first of its kind & 1953 Christmas Park Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Santa Claus — — Map (db m78150) HM |
| | A lasting tribute to the patriotism and courage of the men and women who served our country in Vietnam Orleans County veterans killed in action in Vietnam Albion Richard E. Engle, John J. Hornyak Clarendon Howard L. Bowen . . . — — Map (db m150389) WM |
| | 250 people & 5 horses gathered here on a wooden bridge to watch a tightrope walker cross the canal. It collapsed killing 15 people — — Map (db m78125) HM |
| | Childhood Home of Grace Bedell 1848 - 1936. In 1860 she wrote A. Lincoln suggesting he would look better with a beard. He responded & took her advice. — — Map (db m150387) HM |
| | Since 1844, erected in 1830 by Presbyterians, it is the oldest church building in Orleans County still being used for worship services. — — Map (db m65372) HM |
| | Main passage to the west Became NYS Barge Canal 1903 Newport (now Albion) grew at planned canal and Oak Orchard Road after 1821 — — Map (db m78122) HM |
| | First United Methodist Church
First Circuit Rider: 1816
Society Incorporated: 1830
Sunday School Begun: 1835
Lot Donated: 1831 - Present
Edifice: 1860 - Rebuilt: 1914
"The best of all is God is with us." John Wesley — — Map (db m65375) HM |
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Once a resident of Albion and later manufacturer of Pullman R.R. cars, built this church in 1894 to the memory of his parents. — — Map (db m65371) HM |
| | Hitching posts were the parking spaces of the pre-automobile era, and Albion and the 14411 zip code still has many of them, perhaps more of these historic relics from the horse-and-buggy era than anywhere else. We have about 40 of the hitching . . . — — Map (db m78067) HM |
| | Lieut. Gov. 1850-52 Comptroller of State 1857 Chief Judge Ct. of Appeals 1867-80 — — Map (db m78156) HM |
| | House of Refuge First buildings for a reformatory institution for women built on this 97 acre site in 1892 cost $62,000 capacity of 150 inmates — — Map (db m134139) HM |
| | In memory of the men who fell in defence of the Union. Orleans County, 1861 - 1865. — — Map (db m82040) WM |
| | 1941 1945
In sacred memory of our soldiers and sailors who made the supreme sacrifice
Orleans County
State of New York
"Greater love than this no one has, that one lay down his life for his friends." John XV-13
May they rest in peace
Dedicated . . . — — Map (db m65379) WM |
| | Irish, English, Italian and Polish Immigrants
quarried Medina sandstone, a major industry in 1870-1930. Presbyterian Church and 175' spire show use in architecture. — — Map (db m65376) HM |
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Irish Immigrant at age 12
Teacher, lawyer, publisher
Active in Democrat politics
Elected N.Y.S. Attorney Gen. Served one term 1903-04 — — Map (db m65378) HM |
| | Journalist, Terry Anderson
Grew up in this neighborhood during the 1950's. He was taken hostage in 1985 by Middle East terrorists and held prisoner 2545 days. — — Map (db m65370) HM |
| | Log Cabin Site Albion's first settlers Mr. & Mrs. Wm. McAllister came here in 1811. He moved away after his wife's death in 1812 — — Map (db m150392) HM |
| | This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m82055) HM |
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Erected 1857-58 for $20,000 in the Greek Revival Style. Building Comm: Lyman Bates, Henry King, Charles Baker.
Architect: Wm. V.N. Barlow — — Map (db m65373) HM |
| | Swan Library
William G. Swan Benefactor
Chartered December 21, 1899
Opened March 17, 1900. Oldest Orleans Co. Library, former R.S. Burrows Mansion - 1851
Lillian Achillies 1st Librarian — — Map (db m65377) HM |
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Church in the denomination. Rev. Loren Stiles founded the congregation in 1859. Normal Revival in style it was dedicated May 18, 1860. — — Map (db m65374) HM |
| | Dedicated on May 30, 1950 To the memory of the heroes of the World Wars from the towns of Albion, Barre, Carlton and Gaines — — Map (db m150390) WM |
| | This land, bought from Moses and Sarah Bacon in April 1835 served as a "burying ground" until Jan. 8, 1853 when the Cemetery Assoc. was formed. Lot 22 was for strangers. Last burial 1910 — — Map (db m78127) HM |
| | Elisha Wright Early pioneer of Barre built this house in 1831 Founder of West Barre M.E. Church, 1833. Assemblyman, 1843 Supervisor 1844. B. 1791 - D. 1875 — — Map (db m150365) HM |
| | Solomon Bragg with son Nathan were first settlers west of Barre Center. Blazed forest trail to this place where they built a cabin in 1818 — — Map (db m42577) HM |
| | Branch of Grand Central
Trail extending from
Batavia to Lake Ontario
Known by pioneers as
the Oak Orchard Trail — — Map (db m42574) HM |
| | Gravesite of Rev. Marvin V. Frey (1918-1992), composer of Kum Ba Yah; He is Lord; Peace Like a River; Isn't He Wonderful; Alleluia. — — Map (db m42576) HM |
| | Cobblestones Cobblestone construction was born in this area. The example here is a composite of several materials and styles that can be seen within a short distance of this park. The word 'cobblestone' comes from the English word 'cob', . . . — — Map (db m90184) HM |
| | Fishing For Food, Not Fun! For more than 800 years the opposite bank was the scene of bustling spring and summer activity by Native Americans. Fish were netted from Oak Orchard River, and processed over firepits and drying racks. The fish prepared . . . — — Map (db m82703) HM |
| | Used first by Indians later by early pioneers The Oak Orchard Trail from Batavia to Ontario crossed the creek here — — Map (db m78302) HM |
| | British captain & troops vanquished from Oak Orchard -Marsh Creek due to settlers lead by widow Bathshua Brown 1755-1826 — — Map (db m78305) HM |
| | First church in town of Carlton, erected in 1833. First Methodist class was organized 1818 by Barber Kenyon with 50 members. — — Map (db m150360) HM |
| | Land Manager Johnson arrived in the Colonies from Ireland to manage land in the Mohawk River valley near present-day Amsterdam, land granted to his uncle, Admiral Sir Peter Warren of the British Navy, in 1737. Superintendent of Indian Affairs . . . — — Map (db m90173) HM |
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First in Clarendon. Built of stone by Universalists on land given by Eldredge Farwell - first pioneer settler in town. — — Map (db m65925) HM |
| | Butterfield Cobblestone built 1849 This property is listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m92534) HM |
| | Carl E. Akeley Born here in 1864. Noted taxidermist, naturalist, inventor, sculptor, author. Died and buried in his beloved Africa in 1926. — — Map (db m92545) HM |
| | Clarendon honors its veterans and those who gave their lives in the service of their country. In the glory of their youth we shall remember them. — — Map (db m92544) WM |
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Here Eldred Farwell, first white settler of town, built the first mills in Clarendon
Saw Mill in 1811
Grist Mill in 1813 — — Map (db m65924) HM |
| | Herbert Taylor Private, 140th NY Infantry
died July 2, 1863 at
Little Round Top during
Battle of Gettysburg.
Buried in this cemetery. — — Map (db m133059) HM |
| | Hillside Cemetery has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013 by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m134063) HM |
| | 10 September 1759 - 20 May 1866
2nd Regiment Connecticut Light Dragoons
Last living pensioner of the American Revolution and Patriot, is buried here — — Map (db m133972) HM WM |
| | [left side] Historic District At left: Cobblestone house built in 1842 with field or glaciated stones in the Gaines pattern also known as depressed hexagonal. Mason - John Simmons. [right side] Historic District At right: . . . — — Map (db m78241) HM |
| | 1st in Orleans County in which revolutionary soldiers John Anderson - David Bullard and many pioneers are buried First burial in 1812 — — Map (db m78218) HM |
| | Ingenious use of local materials gave rise to a home-grown Seaway Trail architectural style. Cobblestone construction was perfected by local masons between the opening of the Erie Canal and the Civil War. Local farmers had access to the . . . — — Map (db m78221) HM |
| | Crossroads - Oak Orchard Rd. Batavia to Oak Orchard Creek surveyed 1803 and Ontario Trail known as The Ridge. Rochester to Lewiston improved in 1814 — — Map (db m78217) HM |
| | Between the Niagara and Genesee. Built in 1825. Incorporated in 1827 Admitted to the Regents of State of N. Y. in 1830 — — Map (db m78245) HM |
| | Built for public worship on Ridge Road between Niagara and Genesee Rivers north of Batavia Erected in 1824 — — Map (db m78244) HM |
| | Five Mile House Later known as Ball's Tavern. Built in 1816 by John Huff. Here the mail carriers between Canandaigua and Lewiston used to stop over night. — — Map (db m101136) HM |
| | 1832 Gaines Basin Schoolhouse District #2 used until 1944 Made of field cobblestones Replaced a log cabin where Caroline Phipps taught — — Map (db m150363) HM |
| | Was used until 1952. Made of lake-washed stone it is one of over 900 cobblestone masonry buildings built in N.Y. State from 1825 to 1860. Marker in memoriam Elwood Lawrence, Teacher, 1951-52 — — Map (db m78242) HM |
| | Historic Ridge Road Genesee to Niagara —————————— Home of John Proctor who on horse during a December night in 1813 warned the settlers along the Ridge Road from here to Clarkson of the . . . — — Map (db m113488) HM |
| | Home of Katherine Belle Rowley 1870-1936 Teacher, farmer, author of "The Historic Ridge," erected DAR historic markers 1st Orleans Co. Historian May 14, 1934 — — Map (db m92507) HM |
| | Masonic Lodge Gaines Chapter No.82 Royal Arch Masons Chartered February 5, 1824 — — Map (db m150361) HM |
| | "I sing of the great Ridge Road, Of the highway our children shall see That lies like a belt on Ontario's shore Carved out in wisdom of ages before For the races that yet are to be." TREK—DE WITT CLINTON—1810 "In the great work . . . — — Map (db m78216) HM |
| | Orleans County Alms House Cemetery The Orleans County Alms "Poor" House served the destitute, indigent, and infirmed of this community for over a century. For many, this cemetery became their final resting place, marked with either a simple stone . . . — — Map (db m150366) HM |
| | March 3, 1807 this land was chosen by the first settler in the town of Gaines, 8 on Ridge Rd in Orleans County, Mrs. Elizabeth Gilbert — — Map (db m78243) HM |
| | The Neutral Nation of Indians, an Iroquoian group affiliated with the Eries, were early inhabitants of this area. About 1650 they were conquered by the Senecas of the Five Nations Confederacy. French explorers and traders crossed this area and . . . — — Map (db m92499) HM |
| | 1823 Canal Bed Site of the only original loop of "Clinton's Ditch," still visible west of Rochester — — Map (db m92512) HM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m134134) WM |
| | 1. Fifty-two "Sloopers," the first group of Norwegian immigrants to North America, departed from Stavanger on July 4, 1825. Fifty-three arrived in New York City on October 9, a baby having been born en route. 2. Their 54 feet long slop, the . . . — — Map (db m92529) HM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m92511) HM |
| | In honor of all veterans who served to insure freedom in our nation — — Map (db m92510) WM |
| | In memory of all those servicemen who made the supreme sacrifice in World War I World War II Korea Lebanon Grenada Panama Persian Gulf — — Map (db m92533) WM |
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100 years ago, Italian immigrants first settled here. This was Holley's "Little Italy," a rich part of our American heritage.
Dedicated October 12 1992 — — Map (db m65369) HM |
| | The Holley Loop The unusually deep ravine formed by the east branch of the Sandy Creek presented a difficult engineering problem for the builders of the original Erie Canal in the early 1820s. Engineers decided to diverge from the canal's general . . . — — Map (db m92515) HM |
| | V.F.W. Post 202 This memorial is dedicated on November 11th 2009 to those who died in the service of our country and to those who served and returned You will never be forgotten — — Map (db m134135) WM |
| | First Settlers Clark's Settlement Made by following families. Clark, Bates, Priest, Randall, Balcolm, Ross, Manley in this vicinity in 1812-1817 — — Map (db m90140) HM |
| | In memory of all the men and women from Kendall who served their contry in times of conflict and peace. We thank you. — — Map (db m90790) WM |
| | Norway Colony Site of first Norwegian settlement in America, 1825. The "Sloopers" were the first immigrant group to travel on the completed Erie Canal. — — Map (db m90135) HM |
| | On this site, Cleng Peerson agent for the first Norwegians in America who settled in Kendall in 1825, built log home, cellar wall remains — — Map (db m78636) HM |
| | S/N The Sloopers First Norwegian Settlement in America in modern times Made by Cleng Peerson and 50 immigrants from the sloop "Restoration", 1825 — — Map (db m78635) HM |
| | Consider Peabody 1817 Became part of William Gray foundry torn down 1952 for park. Flaghorse collars were made nearby. — — Map (db m72131) HM |
| | First Post Office opened 1846. Incorporated in 1903. Fire company organized in 1906. Public water line from Lake Ontario 1924. — — Map (db m72132) HM |
| | Our Honored Dead World War I Ernest Harris Howard Houseman John Lyell Potter World War 2 Herbert Tanner Oliver McCanty Homer M. Pringle Harry G. Cooper Newell C. Breed George F. Staller Charles B. Squire Gordan MacMillan Elton H. . . . — — Map (db m108723) WM |
| | 275 ft. long built 1850 by Nathan Gilbert used to ship lumber & grain H.A. Botsford customs agent passenger ships & freighters docked — — Map (db m102987) HM |
| | 1824 - George Anthony - 1896
Capt. 17th Orleans Battery
Duration of Civil War.
Newspaperman Cousin Susan B.
Kansas Governor 1877-79 — — Map (db m72103) HM |
| | Built in 1864 by Don C. Bent and served as the social center of the village and surrounding area until the early 20th century. At that time the third floor opera house was abandoned. The second floor remained home to a fraternal organization until . . . — — Map (db m83218) HM |
| | Boxwood Cemetery Established as Village of Medina Cemetery in 1850. Listed on National Historic Register 2015 as a representative of 19th and 20th century styles of cemeteries. — — Map (db m150364) HM |
| | American Revolution soldiers John C. Ryan and Joseph A. Wyman are buried here along with many early pioneers of the Town of Shelby
First burial was 1814. — — Map (db m65926) HM |
| | Andrew Downey McFee 1863- 1930 Big three ring circus owner wintered animals at home here. Pioneered moving circus with trucks. — — Map (db m77869) HM |
| | 1840-1904 D.A.A. Buck Home Inventor of the Waterbury watch and builder of the smallest steam engine in the world. Invented Medina's first clock, the "Monitor". — — Map (db m77868) HM |
| | Dedicated to all military veterans who have served unselfishly in the defense of our nation's freedom — — Map (db m77918) WM |
| | St. John's Episcopal Church Organized in 1827 Building erected in 1832 "The church in the middle of the street"- Ripley — — Map (db m78045) HM |
| | Lived here in the mid-1870's with her grandmother and attended Medina High School. In 1886, at age 21, she wed Pres. Grover Cleveland. — — Map (db m79691) HM |
| | [south side] Frederick Douglass abolitionist and statesman spoke in the Methodist Episcopal church that stood at this place, April 3, 1849 during an extended visit to Orleans County. [north side] Frederick Douglass delivered a renowned . . . — — Map (db m83143) HM |
| | Grover Cleveland and Oscar Folsom were both Buffalo lawyers and law partners. Upon the untimely death of Oscar Folsom in July, 1875, his young daughter Frances departed the Queen City to live in Medina with her grandmother, Mrs. Ruth Harmon. . . . — — Map (db m83242) HM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m134059) HM |
| | In honor of our departed comrades in the World War 1917 - 1918 — — Map (db m77921) WM |
| | [facing west] John Ryan 1801-96 The first to establish a stone quarry business here in 1837 naming his product Medina Sandstone. (over) [facing east] Medina Sandstone Used for paving blocks, walks, curbs and in . . . — — Map (db m77920) HM |
| | This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior. Built 1901 — — Map (db m83289) HM |
| | The means by which citizens fought fires in the early days of the village were primitive at best. Bucket brigades were the main means of fighting fires. Early village law required every homeowner to have two buckets located close to an outside door, . . . — — Map (db m78042) HM |
| | Born in 1828 in County Mayo, Ireland, Patrick O'Grady was well known for designing and building some of Medina's finest sandstone buildings. Among others, Medina's First Baptist Church and Bent's Opera House are credited to him. In 1863, the . . . — — Map (db m78043) HM |
| | NY Central Depot
Home of
Senior Citizens of Western
Orleans County
Since Jun 1968
Listed on
The National Register
of Historic Places in 1995
as part of
Medina Main Street Historic District — — Map (db m158006) HM |
| | Let it be known to all who read this: On this site circa 1919 Alonzo L. Waters (Publisher & Editor 1919-1980) began the Journal-Register newspaper. Mr Waters and his son, Robert F. Waters (Publisher Emertius), promoted the daily activities of . . . — — Map (db m83140) HM |
| | Citation: Lieutenant Butts heroically led his platoon against the enemy in Normandy, France, on 14, 16, and 23 June 1944. Despite being painfully wounded on the 14th near Orglandes and again on the 16th while spearheading an attack to establish a . . . — — Map (db m81921) HM |
| | The last blacksmith shop in Orleans County stood near this site. It was owned by John W. Cielewich (1894-1977), in whose memory this plaque is dedicated. The property was presented to the Village of Medina by his family. — — Map (db m81967) HM |
| | In 1908, Medina saw a new and modern mode of transportation arrive - the electric trolley. Originally known as the Buffalo, Lockport & Rochester Railway, the line paralleled the Railroad to Salt Works Road, crossed West Center Street along the . . . — — Map (db m134132) HM |
| | [Counter-clockwise from the side of pentagon that faces the corner] Valor Company F, World War II. Mustered into Federal Service at Fort McClellan, Alabama, October 23, 1940. Charles N. Morgan, Colonel, Commanding the 108th Infantry, Medina, New . . . — — Map (db m83255) WM |
| | Bravery - Honor - Death
Rolland B. Shubbuck USAF
Roger J. Cook USMC
Chales L. Seefeldt, Jr., USA
LeRoy H. Keller USMC
Nicholas A. Natale USA
John E. Albanese, Jr. USAF
George M. Underdown USA — — Map (db m65930) WM |
| | Standing prominently on the corner of Main Street and Park Avenue, Medina's landmark sandstone City Hall welcomes all who enter the village's Historic Downtown District. Over one hundred years later, Medina remains a village, but "City Hall" endures . . . — — Map (db m78027) HM |
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