Historical Markers and War Memorials in Pittsford, New York
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On North Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
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
Near Marsh Road (New York State Route 38) north of Falling Creek Road, on the left when traveling north.
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
Near Clover Street, 0.2 miles west of Framingham Lane.
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
On North Main Street, 0.2 miles Monroe Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
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
On Mendon Center Road, 0.2 miles north of Guilford Way, on the right when traveling north.
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
On Garnsey Road, 0.1 miles east of New York State Route 96, on the right when traveling east.
In Memory of Those We Lost
September 11, 2001
Mark A. Brisman · Irina Kolpakova · Sharon C. Millan · Hector Tamayo · Joanne F. Weil · Andrew S. Zucker
They Will Forever Be In Our Hearts — — Map (db m183450) HM
On Schoen Place, 0.1 miles north of State Street (New York State Route 31), on the left when traveling north.
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
On Clover Street (New York State Route 65 at milepost 9.6), 0.1 miles south of Calkins Road, on the right when traveling south.
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
On North Main Street (New York State Route 96) 0.1 miles north of State Street (New York State Route 31), on the left when traveling south.
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
On East Jefferson Road (New York State Route 96) 0.5 miles east of East Street, on the right when traveling west.
Crossing the Irondequoit's thickly wooded perilous valley. Here Gen. Denonville expected an Indian ambush enroute to Gannagaro, 1687. — — Map (db m57435) HM
Near Colver Street (New York State Route 65) 0.2 miles south of Framingham Lane.
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
Near Park Road (County Route 25) 0.2 miles west of Corduroy Road.
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
