On New York State Route 14, on the right when traveling north.
On the brow of this hill took place the battle of Sodus Point between the British and American forces June 19, 1813. The following day the village of Sodus Point was sacked and burned by the British. — — Map (db m129832) HM
On Bay Street at S Ontario Street, on the right when traveling east on Bay Street.
This scene depicts the Battle of Troupville, now called Sodus Point, that occurred on the crest of a hill (now the intersection of John and Bay Streets) on the evening of June 19th, 1813 during the War of 1812. A group of approximately 50 patriots . . . — — Map (db m270639) HM WM
On North Ontario Street at Lake Street, on the right when traveling north on North Ontario Street.
Replaced the first lighthouse on this site built in 1825.. The light in service 1871-1901 now a maritime museum. the Sodus Bay Historical Society ————————— Listed on the National Register . . . — — Map (db m79632) HM
On North Geneva Road (County Route 140) at Halcus Road, on the right when traveling south on North Geneva Road.
Freed slaves & freedom seekers lived and farmed in this area. At least 15 men served in Civil War 1861-1865. Several died in service. — — Map (db m170958) HM
On Bay Street near Ontario Street, on the left when traveling west.
On May 8th, 2011, as we were preparing to mount the second mural on this wall, it was discovered that the shadow of the cross from the nearby Sodus Point Episcopal Church was transitioning over the Native American Fishing mural.
Over the next . . . — — Map (db m270645)
On North Ontario Street at Lake Street on North Ontario Street.
Under Fire. Troupville was one of several lakeshore communities to come under attack by the British navy during a campaign to disrupt the flow of military stores to American forces. Troupville (Sodus Point) c.1813. In 1813, the lakeshore . . . — — Map (db m79618) HM
On New York State Route 14, on the left when traveling east.
Lakeside Camp. Prideaux's army encamped here at Sodus Bay on the evening of July 1st, 1759. They were formed on the lake the following morning by 6:00 to continue their expedition. Each boat was numbered and each man, whether officer or . . . — — Map (db m79631) HM
On New York State Route 14, on the right when traveling north.
From 1900 to 1929, the Rochester and Sodus Bay Railroad ran trolleys from Rochester to Sodus Point; a distance of 44 miles. It was known as The Royal Blue Line due to the fact that at first, all the trolley cars were painted a royal blue color. In . . . — — Map (db m129810) HM
On New York 14 at Sentell Street, on the right when traveling south on New York 14.
This scene depicts a section of Sodus Point in the 1950’s. In those days, it was heavily an industrialized area once known as Macyville, named after Sylvanus J. Macy, who built a bank here around 1874.
The scene is dominated by the Coal Trestle . . . — — Map (db m270652) HM
This scene depicts Native Americans in the 1450’s spear fishing near Chimney Bluffs. The Word “Sodus” is said by most to be derived from the Indian word “Assodorus”, meaning “silvery water “. Two Iroquois Nation tribes (Cayuga and Seneca) used the . . . — — Map (db m270573) HM
On North Ontario Street at Lake Street on North Ontario Street.
On May 26, 1824 an act of Congress approved appropriation of $4,500 to construct a light tower and keeper's house at Sodus Bay. On November 20, 1824 three acres of land were purchased from William Wickham for the sum of $68.75 and construction . . . — — Map (db m79629) HM
Site of the Original Sodus Bay Lighthouse Established 1825. Removed 1871. Height 40 ft. Diameter: base 22 ft.; top 10½ ft. Walls: base 3½ ft.; top 2 ft. — — Map (db m79627) HM
On Bay Street (New York State Route 14 Connector Road) west of Lummis Street, on the right when traveling west.
Site of only building left standing after the burning of Sodus Point by the British. In the Old Tavern, Asher Warner, an American patriot, mortally wounded by the British, died June 20, 1818. — — Map (db m270572) HM WM
On New York State Route 14 0.1 miles south of Sentell Street, on the right when traveling north.
The early 1850's saw Sodus Bay as a commercial port, and with the increased demand for coal, local businessmen began construction of the Sodus Point & Southern Railroad line, that would connect it to the coal fields of central Pennsylvania, via the . . . — — Map (db m79660) HM
On North Ontario Street at Lake Street, on the right when traveling north on North Ontario Street.
Sodus Point Lighthouse
has been placed on the
National Register of
Historic Places in 1976
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m243278) HM
This memorial is dedicated to those Sodus Point Veterans who fought in World War I
Charles Fairbanks • Ernest Grosz • Otto R. Grosz • John W. LaGasse • John McMillan • Delancy Smith • Abram T. Tack
John McMillan made the ultimate sacrifice . . . — — Map (db m270567) HM WM
On Bay Street at South Ontario Street, on the left when traveling west on Bay Street.
This mural depicts a scene of the Underground Railroad. From stories passed down there were several safe houses in this area that were used to harbor “Freedom Seekers”. These included the old Cohn Farm and the old Sodus Fruit Farm and what is now . . . — — Map (db m270571) HM
On Bay Street (New York State Route 14), on the right when traveling north.
The battle of Troupesville (later renamed Sodus Point) was fought at the brow of this
hill on the rainy evening of June 19th, 1813. A group of approximately 60 Americans
(farmers with no military training and poorly trained militia) fired into a . . . — — Map (db m129942) HM
