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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Holley, New York

 
Clickable Map of Orleans County, New York and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Orleans County, NY (141) Genesee County, NY (105) Monroe County, NY (420) Niagara County, NY (400)  OrleansCounty(141) Orleans County (141)  GeneseeCounty(105) Genesee County (105)  MonroeCounty(420) Monroe County (420)  NiagaraCounty(400) Niagara County (400)
Albion is the county seat for Orleans County
Holley is in Orleans County
      Orleans County (141)  
ADJACENT TO ORLEANS COUNTY
      Genesee County (105)  
      Monroe County (420)  
      Niagara County (400)  
 
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1 New York, Orleans County, Holley — 1823 Canal Bed
On Geddes Street, 0.1 miles east of Holley Square, on the right when traveling west.
1823 Canal Bed Site of the only original loop of "Clinton's Ditch," still visible west of Rochester Map (db m92512) HM
2 New York, Orleans County, Holley — Eastern Orleans Memorial Post 202
On Veterans Drive, 0.1 miles west of South Main Street (New York State Route 237), on the right when traveling west.
. . . Map (db m134134) WM
3 New York, Orleans County, Holley — First Norwegian Immigrants Landed in Holley, 1825
Near East Avenue, 0.2 miles south of Perry Street, on the left when traveling south.
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
4 New York, Orleans County, Holley — Holley Railway Depot
On Geddes Street, 0.1 miles east of Holley Square, on the right when traveling west.
. . . Map (db m92511) HM
5 New York, Orleans County, Holley — In Honor of All Veterans
On Public Square (New York State Route 31) at Frisbee Terrace, on the right when traveling north on Public Square.
In honor of all veterans who served to insure freedom in our nation Map (db m92510) WM
6 New York, Orleans County, Holley — In Memory of All Those Servicemen
On Wright Street (New York State Route 31) at White Street, on the right when traveling west on Wright Street.
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
7 New York, Orleans County, Holley — Safe House / Brainard Home
On South Main Street (New York State Route 237 at milepost 7.4), 0.1 miles south of Geddes Street, on the right when traveling south.
Safe House on underground railroad. Chauncey Robinson 1792 - 1866 Orleans County pioneer and abolitionist, sheltered escaped slaves at this site Brainard Home Built by Col. Ezra Brainard inventor of Brainard Truss Bridge, contractor on . . . Map (db m171628) HM
8 New York, Orleans County, Holley — State Street
On State Street (New York State Route 31) 0.5 miles west of Bennetts Corners Road.
100 years ago, Italian immigrants first settled here. This was Holley's "Little Italy," a rich part of our American heritage. Dedicated October 12 1992Map (db m65369) HM
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9 New York, Orleans County, Holley — The Holley LoopThe Canalway Trail
On East Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
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
10 New York, Orleans County, Holley — V.F.W. Post 202 Memorial
On Veterans Drive, 0.1 miles west of South Main Street (New York State Route 237), on the left when traveling west.
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
 
 
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Apr. 23, 2024