Cady Tavern
Inscription Cady Tavern In 1801 Zadoc Cady built a log tavern here. A few years later he built the present building Erected State Education Department — 1935 What was there A log home built by Zadoc...
View ArticleThe Square – Scipio
Inscription #1 – The Square So named because of being on lot one of the Town of Scipio. This Presbyterian Church was built in 1825 Erected State Education Department — 1935 What was there The town of...
View ArticleWashington’s Headquarters
Inscription Built 1738 by Colonel John Brinckerhoff Washington’s headquarters while army was in Fishkill Erected By the State Education Department — 1932 What was there A one and a half story stone...
View ArticleFord Street Bridge
Inscription Historic Marker Ford Street Bridge (Formerly Clarissa Street Bridge) Originally built – 1918 Original width – 39′ Rehabilitation date – 2001 New width – 50′ Erected By the City of Rochester...
View ArticleFirst Butter Factory in USA
Inscription Marker text: Butter factory First in U.S. – 1856 200 feet ———> H.W. Woodhull, owner George Gouge, buttermaker Plaque text: This spring, with an abundance of cool water, determined the...
View ArticleBenjamin Titus Roberts
Inscription B. T. Roberts Founded Chili Seminary in 1866. His life and service is honored in the name of Roberts Wesleyan College chartered in 1949 Erected By the county of Monroe — Date unknown. What...
View ArticleGenesee County Courthouse
Inscription Genesee County Courthouse Erected 1841 This building stands at the bend of the Tonawanda and the junction of two major Iroquois trails – Old Genesee and Big Tree Roads. Onondaga Limestone...
View ArticleSeneca Oil Spring
Inscription Seneca Oil Spring 1627 first petroleum discovered in America 1 mi. north 1000 yards east Erected By the State Education Department — 1932 What was there This spring, long kept secret by the...
View ArticleHoopes Park – Auburn
Inscription Hoopes Park Created in 1922 on land donated by the family of Edward Hoopes to the City of Auburn. The Club House was built by the city in 1929. Erected By the City of Auburn — 2007 What was...
View ArticleCamp Hillhouse
Inscription Col. Crooks’ 8th N.Y. Vol. Cav. & Irish Brigade of the 105th N.Y. Vol. Inf. used this county fairground site as Civil War recruiting station, 1861-62. Erected County of Monroe — 1931...
View ArticleMill District – Royalton
Inscription Mill District Mabee, Warner, Failing, Ritchie, Otto Continuous flour grist and saw mills — 1812-1965 Upper and lower ponds Erected By the Royalton Historical Society — Date unkown What was...
View ArticleFirst JELL-O Factory
Inscription First JELL-O Factory In 1897, Pearle Bixby Wait of LeRoy, introduced a gelatin dessert that his wife, May, named JELL-O. The first four flavors were strawberry, raspberry, orange and lemon....
View ArticleJELL-O Company
Inscription The JELL-O Company 1900-1964 Orator F. Woodward, owner of the Genesee Pure Foods Company, bought the rights to JELL-O from P. B. Wait in 1899 for $450. Production of “America’s Most Famous...
View ArticleIndian Town on Oak Hill
Inscription Indian Town In primitive wilderness here was a large Algonkin village whose bark cabins and tilled fields covered nine acres. Erected By the University of Rochester — June, 2002 What was...
View ArticleLowertown Historic District
Inscription The Lowertown Historic District Lowertown is in a geographically distinct section of the city of Lockport with such boundaries as the Erie Canal and the Niagara Escarpment. “A village...
View ArticleState Hatchery – Caledonia
Inscription State Hatchery First state fish hatchery 1870 Seth Green ”Father of Fish Culture” Superintendent and Seth Green 1817 – 1888 Father of fish culture in America World-famed pioneer in...
View ArticleHerman Melville – Moby Dick
Inscription Herman Melville Author of ”Moby Dick” Family home 1838 – 1847 Did his earliest writing and completed his first two books here; “Typee” and “Omoo” Erected By the State Education Department...
View ArticleFirst Flax and Linen Mill in America
Inscription Site of first flax and linen mill in America Built 1810 Erected By NY State — 1927 What was there The fibers from flax plants are used to make the woven fabric called linen. Linen is one...
View ArticleGoshen Hospital
Inscription With gift of this property, 1915, by Luella M. Van Leuven, Goshen Emergency Hospital remained here until 1967, providing care for thousands. Benefactors included Gates McGarrah. Erected By...
View ArticleWilliam H. Seward Birthplace
Inscription William H. Seward 1801 – 1872 was born on this site in house now used as a barn in rear. Erected By the State Education Department — 1935 What was there The structure at the back of the...
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