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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Monroe County, New York
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GEOGRAPHIC SORT
| | Old Trolley Route
1891-1925
Rochester-Grand View Beach and later Rochester-Manitou Railroad linked resorts of a gay era at the lakeside. — — Map (db m62093) HM |
| | Paddy Hill School Formerly School No. 5 School District Est 1823. Property purchased for $50 on Oct. 1, 1839 for first school on this site. — — Map (db m90141) HM |
| | World War II Odenbach Shipbuilding Corp. built on this site ca. 1942. produced barges & tankers for war effort launched via channel to Lake Ontario. — — Map (db m113457) HM |
| | The young men of the Civilian Conservation Corps' Company 1252 built much of what you see in the park today, including the comfort station and concession stand here. They built these structures from heavy stone and wooden timbers that they quarried . . . — — Map (db m82682) HM |
| | Originally called Northwest Beach Park when Monroe County began its development in 1929, the park's name was changed to Hamlin Beach State Park when New York State took title in January 1938. Company 1252 of the Civilian Conservation Corps arrived . . . — — Map (db m82648) HM |
| | The last common school district in the county to operate a one-room school, annexed to Hilton Central School District, Sept. 1956. — — Map (db m78363) HM |
| | In 1935 and 1936, the young men of Civilian Conservation Corps Company 1252 pruned trees, cleared the beach, and built roads and a large parking area in the park. They also quarried stone in Orleans County that would later be used to construct the . . . — — Map (db m82655) HM |
| | The West Shelter, or Shelter 3 as it is known today, was built by the men of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Company 1252 in 1937. They quarried the stone locally and cut the timbers in the CCC camp sawmill. The West Shelter as it . . . — — Map (db m82681) HM |
| | On this site in 1825, Antoinette Brown Blackwell was first ordained woman minister in Unites States. This house her early home. — — Map (db m152766) HM |
| | Built 1882 Closed 1944
No. 6 was one of 11 districts in Henrietta - 588 students
1 class - 8 grades - 18 pupils
water pail - stove - two privies
Commemorated 1993 — — Map (db m58094) HM |
| | On this crossroads of East Henrietta and Lehigh Station Roads arose an early settlement known as the East Henrietta Village. It was critical to development of town.
Early Buildings
1824 - Brick general store built at 3118 East Henrietta Road. . . . — — Map (db m58095) HM |
| | The Great American Canal The Erie Canal was the most important of America’s inland waterways. It facilitated the opening of the American frontier and provided a route west for tens of thousands of settlers and immigrants. Villages, town, and . . . — — Map (db m110008) HM |
| | This brick building at 3045 East Henrietta Road was built in 1826 for the headmaster of "The Monroe Academy", a secondary boarding school located across the street.
The academy, built 1826 from bricks from the Deming Brickyard, was an impressive . . . — — Map (db m58096) HM |
| | On this crossroads of West Henrietta and Erie Station Roads arose an early settlement known as the West Henrietta Village. It was critical to the development of the Town of Henrietta, NY.
Early Buildings:
Chapman Hotel built 1821; second hotel . . . — — Map (db m57777) HM |
| | Site of four-generation West Henrietta farming operation: The Tirabassi Farm Market, (1965-1995) and the Tirabassi Family Homestead (1932-2000) at 5569 West Henrietta Road. Established by Emidio Tirabassi of Sulmona, Italy and his sons Frank, . . . — — Map (db m57776) HM |
| | Opened as Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburg RR, 1876. Fruit shipments by rail made Hilton prosper & grow. Last train ran March 31, 1978. — — Map (db m60138) HM |
| |
Pvt. Jonathan Wilkinson,
1748-1835, buried here.
Served 1779-1781 with
Col. Jeduthan Baldwin's
Regiment of Artificers. — — Map (db m146382) HM |
| | Settled by Solomon Scipio,
free black man, ca. 1808.
Hallock bros. purchased
property 1866. Passed to Keyes
family, their descendants. — — Map (db m132768) HM |
| | Mendon Town Hall Originally a mill - circa 1827 on site of pioneer Zebulon Norton's 1791 mill. Purchased by town in 1985. Remodeled into Town Hall 1986-87. Supervisor - Arnold J. Leckie Councilman - Andrew Grasty Jr. Councilman - Robert W. . . . — — Map (db m116958) HM |
| | Site of Mill 1791 Built by Zebulon Norton of Vermont, first pioneer in village of Honeoye Falls. — — Map (db m116956) HM |
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John Smyles came to Irondequoit 1805, also farmer, journalist, supervisor, abolitionist. Built this home in 1850. — — Map (db m65239) HM |
| | Bivouac For two days, July 2nd and 3rd, 1759, a force of 3,000 soldiers under the command of Brigidier General John Prideaux camped here. The army was advancing along the lake on a campaign from Oswego to Four Mile Creek, near Fort Niagara. . . . — — Map (db m90266) HM |
| | Cobblestone Blacksmith Shop The oldest building in Irondequoit. Built in 1830 by Ransford Perrin. — — Map (db m90154) HM |
| | Fort Des Sables A French trading post built by Joncaire near this site in 1717 as a Seneca link to New France. Aroused British ire. — — Map (db m90157) HM |
| | In the 1830's Sydney Grant pioneered West Irondequoit's schools with free evening classes in his home. — — Map (db m93910) HM |
| | Here stands one of the oldest pieces of earth known to man. The complex crystalline structure of this boulder shows that it is not a native of this region but is related to rocks in Canada far north of here. Thousands of years ago it was torn from . . . — — Map (db m90156) HM |
| | Hosea Rogers Pioneer and Lake Captain born at Carthage 1812 settled here 1832 built this hime 1852 died here in 1904 — — Map (db m117890) HM |
| | From Irondequoit Bay, Indian trails led southward to Seneca villages and on to the Ohio country. LaSalle abd French missionaries arrived in 1669. In 1687, Marquis de Denonville, governor of New France, landed with soldiers and Indian allies to . . . — — Map (db m93767) HM |
| | Dedicated to all the men and women of Irondequoit who served their country with respect and devotion. — — Map (db m137316) WM |
| | Live acts on the Front Lawn have entertained thousands over the past century. To name just a few: lion & tiger tamers, flying trapeze acts, high diving shows (including horses!), Freddy's Funny Ford, alligator wrestling, song & dance shows, . . . — — Map (db m86458) HM |
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| | Before autos became the primary means of travel, today's south parking lot featreud some popular attractions. Danceland was home to big-name swing bands playing for your dancing pleasure (interior shot insert). The original Dodgem (aka Bumper Cars) . . . — — Map (db m86529) HM |
| | This photo shows the earliest version of the 1920 Jack Rabbit coaster and its loading station - which burned in 1923. The station has been modified over the years (see the 1950's inset with banners and ticket booth) and the ride has been rebuilt . . . — — Map (db m86539) HM |
| | The "pole construction" building, now the park office, is shown here in its original location on Culver Road. The building originally served as a pavillion at the end of the trolley line. Later it was enclosed, became a restaurant and then a gift . . . — — Map (db m86543) HM |
| | The merry-go-round is the centerpiece of the park's colorful history. It was in 1904 that George Long Sr. brought his 12-year-old son George Jr. (inset) and the family to operate a carousel concession. This was one of several rides built and run by . . . — — Map (db m86550) HM |
| | In the Fifties, this area featured rides like Boats and Turtles, which later movd to today's Kiddie City. The original Goofy House was first a dark walk-thru, and later had a rotating barrel, 2-story slide, moving stairs, and tilted room - plus the . . . — — Map (db m86554) HM |
| | Several kiddie rides were located under a porch roof on this spot in the 1950's, including the Horse & Buggy Ride (inset), A decade later, the Go Carts operated here - gas powered carts you'd drive around a track with wooden bumper rails. Soon the . . . — — Map (db m86555) HM |
| | Today's home-grown Bobsleds ride began as the park's Junior Coaster, as shown here in the large picture. The early ride featured boxy cars (left inset) that rode on flat tracks on a simple two-level structure. But in the Sixties, park owner George . . . — — Map (db m86557) HM |
| | Our Irondequoit melon was developed here on the Wm. Sutton farm. Its seed was first sold 1899. Very famous for its taste. Wiped out by blight 1940s. — — Map (db m90142) HM |
| | Pioneer Home built about 1830 on Ridge Road just west of Culver, this sturdy New England "salt box" style home has been moved twice. — — Map (db m90153) HM |
| | With this marker,
the Town of Irondequoit honors the Seneca People, whose ancient trails cross this land.
We honor
The Keepers of the Western Door
who hunted and fished, lived and planted food here.
To the People of the Great Hill, we . . . — — Map (db m63994) HM |
| | Swayne's Corners Town of Irondequoit organized April 2, 1839 at his early crossroad settlement. Here later were Swayne's Hotel and, until 1957, Forest House. — — Map (db m90169) HM |
| | Edward F. Long and his family - the first generation of the family that now owns and operates Seabreeze - began building carousels in Philadelphia in 1876. They built eight major carousels, and the animals were carved in local shops primarily by the . . . — — Map (db m86412) HM |
| | Take a walk through the park's colorful history of providing family fun for over 130 years. c. 1879, The Park Opens The park opens in 1879 as the final stop on the Rochester & Lake Ontario Railroad Company's steam train line, running . . . — — Map (db m86491) HM |
| | Mendon Academy Incorporated 1836. Aquired by Mendon School District No 2, Jan 3, 1839. Closed as school and sold to fire district, 1950. — — Map (db m126146) HM |
| | Totiakton "In the great bend" July 1687, French victors over Senecas lifted their standards and claimed this country for Louis XIV. — — Map (db m116951) HM |
| | Site of
the first school west of the Genesee River. Built 1801. The first teacher was Miss Luseba Scott.
Genesee County Bicentennial — — Map (db m65219) HM |
| |
Built 1869-1883
"Bog" limestone quarried from a rare fossilized deposit on the Oliver Allen Farm east of Mumford — — Map (db m65218) HM |
| | Findley McArthur and son built 20x30 cabin 1803-1805 of oak & poplar from farm. Sen. McNaughton's office attached on east side. — — Map (db m58021) HM |
| | Scottish Pioneers built here in 1806
the first schoolhouse west of the Genesee River. Formed here in 1805 the First Pres. Kirk oldest living church west of the river.
Marker set July 4, 1925 — — Map (db m64561) HM |
| | Indian encampment when whites entered region. Grandparents of Frances E. Willard settled here 1816 as pioneers on this land. — — Map (db m156500) HM |
| | Site of Home of Alexander Milliner, drummer boy in bodyguard of George Washington. Later, soldier in Revolutionary War. — — Map (db m113480) HM WM |
| | First Settlement in the Town of Parma. Bezaleel Atchinson and family came in 1796. He erected a log house and first schoolhouse nearby. — — Map (db m113472) HM |
| | Pioneered 1808 by Matthias Lane, New Jersey Dragoon in the American Revolution who guarded the Congress on its flight from Philadelphia, 1777. Chase-Flack House, built circa 1845, became an Underground Railroad station. Isaac Chase donated land for . . . — — Map (db m158490) HM |
| | In memory of all who served their country in time of need, and especially those who paid the supreme sacrifice. May their souls rest in peace, amen. — — Map (db m113471) WM |
| | Erected in 1844. Oldest house of worship now standing in Parma. Post-and-beam construction. Built entirely by labor of members of First Presbyterian Society of Parma. Organized March 24, 1829. Its 13 charter members included State Senator John E. . . . — — Map (db m113473) HM |
| | Camp Site 1687 Denonville's army of about 2600 Frenchmen and Indians camped here overnight July 12 on the way to attack the Seneca Indians. — — Map (db m115348) HM |
| | Daniel Penfield Town Founder 1750-1840 The Penfield Bicentennial Committee dedicated this statue of town founder Daniel Penfield to the citizens of Penfield in commemoration of the town's bicentennial in 2010. Daniel Penfield, an astute . . . — — Map (db m109984) HM |
| | Penfield - 1810 Named for Daniel Penfield original proprietor. First town meeting was held April 2, 1811 in early schoolhouse here. — — Map (db m109982) HM |
| | The Falls of Irondequoit Creek dropped 90 feet in a mile called "Sgoh-Sa-Is-Thah" by the Indians, later gave power to many mills. — — Map (db m115345) HM |
| | Elmwood Cemetery Early burial ground established 1820 on land given by the Conklin and Carter families. — — Map (db m115342) HM |
| | Glover Perrin built Perinton's first log cabin here in 1790. His brother Jesse in 1791 cleared land to the west used for cemetery. — — Map (db m115340) HM |
| | Hamlet of Egypt Historic District Site of 1st town meeting Stagecoach & trolley stop Farming & canning center — — Map (db m115308) HM |
| | Hannan Homestead occupied since 1810 by Hannan family. James Hannan, pioneer and 1812 soldier; son and grandson Perinton Supervisors. — — Map (db m109973) HM |
| | Historic Church South Perinton United Methodist Church. Oldest church in Perinton. Founded in 1837. — — Map (db m115309) HM |
| | Perinton Established May 25, 1812, as part of Boyle, named for Glover Perrin; his brother, Jesse Perrin, Revolutionary War veteran and early pioneer, donated land for first cemetery. Home of “Certo” and “Sure Jell,” . . . — — Map (db m141160) HM |
| | This memorial site is dedicated to all veterans of the armed forces of the United States of America who have faithfully served their country and have been laid to rest in the Elmwood Cemetery. "The mystic cords of memory, stretching from every . . . — — Map (db m115343) WM |
| | Established on a one-acre tract of land given to the town by the Northrup family. — — Map (db m56268) HM |
| | Location of Samuel Hildreth's
stagecoach barns 1814-1834.
Route of the Auburn & Rochester
railroad line serving Pittsford from 1840-1989 — — Map (db m131104) HM |
| | Bridging the Irondequoit Valley posed a great
challenge for James Geddes, Assistant EngI neer on the Erie Canal. In 1816, Geddes planned an embankment built partly on natural ridges and partly artificial, that was almost a mile long and 70 feet . . . — — Map (db m157848) HM |
| | An active shipping port on the Erie Canal. Horses were changed here in the Towpath era. — — Map (db m61913) HM |
| | Changing Alignments Lock 32, completed in 1916, is one of the third and last generation of locks to be built in Pittsford and in New York State. It replaced the Enlarged Erie Lock 62, built during the 1850s Enlargement which widened the . . . — — Map (db m110014) HM |
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| | First school house in Monroe County was erected on this site in 1794. John Barrows was first teacher. — — Map (db m57424) HM |
| | Begun 1817, completed 1825. Enlarged 1850's and early 1900's. This section opened 1822, making Pittsford an active commercial port. — — Map (db m57405) HM |
| | "The Great Embankment" completed 1822 is one mile long, 70 feet high across Irondequoit Creek Valley — — Map (db m57427) HM |
| | First Library in the Genesee Country. Northfield Library Co., 1803-1808, kept its books at the farm of Ezra Patterson, first librarian. — — Map (db m101123) HM |
| | Through much of Pittsford's history, farming and agriculture related businesses dominated the local economy. The completion of the Erie Canal in 1824 led to a local commercial boom including the construction of wharves and warehouses along the . . . — — Map (db m115402) HM |
| | Hopkins Homestead Settled by Col. Caleb Hopkins, hero of War of 1812. Given honor of naming Pittsford for his hometown in Vermont. — — Map (db m116952) HM |
| | Dedicated to the men and women of the armed forces on the United States. May prosperity keep faith with those who served and above all with those who did not return that their sacrifices shall not have been made in vain. We remember. Pittsford . . . — — Map (db m115403) WM |
| | Federal style inn built about 1812 to serve Erie Canal and turnpike trade. Restored in 1967 — — Map (db m57428) HM |
| | Founded August 1789 by Captain Simon Stone and Lieutenant Israel Stone — — Map (db m57433) HM |
| | Crossing the Irondequoit's thickly wooded perilous valley. Here Gen. Denonville expected an Indian ambush enroute to Gannagaro, 1687. — — Map (db m57435) HM |
| | Resort hotel on stage route and near old lock 62 on the original Erie Canal renowned for sulphur springs nearby — — Map (db m57431) HM |
| | The First House
in Pittsford was erected on this spot by Israel Stone in 1789 — — Map (db m64527) HM |
| | The Great American Canal The Erie Canal was the most important of America’s inland waterways. It facilitated the opening of the American frontier and provided a route west for tens of thousands of settlers and immigrants. Villages, town, and . . . — — Map (db m110017) HM |
| | The story of Powder Mills Park begins around 1850 when Daniel C. Rand arrived in this area from Middletown, Connecticut, where he was working for a manufacturer of blasting powder. The methods of making blasting powder, which is simply a coarse . . . — — Map (db m115406) HM |
| | First Congregational Church of Riga. Church society started 1806. Building erected 1823, copy of Hinsdale, Mass. Church — — Map (db m58035) HM |
| | A flourishing school for boarding and day pupils was organized here in 1846. The building was earlier known as Thomson's Tavern. — — Map (db m58036) HM |
| | Built where Indians camped and the William Hincher Family settled in 1792. Restored by the Lighthouse Historical Society in 1984. — — Map (db m39970) HM |
| | 1835 House Home of Benjamin Campbell, merchant-miller; later of Frederick Whittlesey, jurist. Headquarters, Landmark Society — — Map (db m115295) HM |
| | Transported slaves to Lake Ontario from Underground Railroad station formerly located at this site. — — Map (db m158891) HM |
| | Austin Steward, a freed slave, settled in Rochesterville in 1817, where he opened a butcher shop. In 1818, he constructed a two-story building on this site for his expanding grocery and dry goods store. Steward was a strong advocate of temperance . . . — — Map (db m55772) HM |
| | World War II
This memorial is dedicated to the soldiers who fought in the bloodiest battle waged by the American army in World War II.
The Ardennes Campaign was fought in Belgium and Luxembourg December 16, 1944 - January 25, 1945 Forcing the . . . — — Map (db m62097) WM |
| | Empires in America After Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492, European invaders claimed it for themselves. By the middle of the eighteenth century, France, England, and Spain claimed possession of most of the North American . . . — — Map (db m131876) HM |
| | The building of boats has been an important industry throughout the history of the port. The first schooner built on the Genesee was named the Jemima, built in the 1790's at the place known as "Fall Town," King's Landing and Hanford Landing. Also on . . . — — Map (db m90557) HM |
| | Brighton Village In early 19th century, hub of activity on stage route & canal, famed for seeds & nurseries. Church first organized in 1817. Rochester annexed village in 1905. — — Map (db m115350) HM |
| | Broad Street is built over the way of
The Erie Canal
Which was completed in1825
This section was last used in the season 1919
The canal was an artery carrying life to many communities
The steady flow of commerce from the Great Lakes to the . . . — — Map (db m63997) HM |
| | On this site in 1862 was erected Camp Fitz-John Porter as a recruit camp for Civil War soldiers. Named after a Union general, it was the initial training ground for Monroe County's 108th and 140th New York infantry regiments and Mack's 18 . . . — — Map (db m115287) HM |
| | Camp Hillhouse Col. Crooks' 8th N.Y. Vol. Cav. & Irish Brigade of 105th N.Y. Vol. Inf. used this county fairground site as Civil War recruiting station, 1861-62. — — Map (db m115301) HM |
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