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This is an incomplete list of New York State Historic Markers in Ontario County, New York.[1]
Marker name[1] | Image | Date designated | Location | City or Town | Coords | Marker text | |
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1 | BURNING SPRINGS | On Case Rd. About 1 Mi. Northwest Of Bristol Center | Bristol, Town Of, New York | 42°48′59″N 77°24′21″W | Charted On Earliest Maps Of North America After La Salle's Visit August 1669. Caused By Escaping Natural Gas. Once Mystery To Visitors | ||
2 | CANANDAIGUA ACADEMY | On Nys 332 Between Fort Hill Ave. & Granger St. | Canandaigua, Town Of, New York | Incorporated 1795 First Academy On Phelps & Gorham Tract | |||
3 | GRANGER HOMESTEAD | On Nys 332 Between Granger & Chapel Sts. | Canandaigua, Town Of, New York | Home Of Gideon Granger Postmaster Gen. In Gacinets Of Jefferson & Madison Resident Here 1814–1822 | |||
4 | PHELPS-GORHAM PURCHASE | On Us 20, Nys 5 & Nys 21 Between Niagara & Ontario Sts. | Canandaigua, Town Of, New York | Pioneer Land Office In Western N.y. Estab. Here 1St Judge Of Co. 1789-93 | |||
5 | SITE OF | On Us 20 & Nys 5 At Intersection S. Main & Parish Sts. | Canandaigua, Town Of, New York | Pioneer Home Capt. Jasper Parrish Settled Here In 1792 Indian Captive Six Years Govt. Interterter Later Died In 1826 | |||
6 | ARROW | On Nys 21 & Nys 332 At Intersection N. Main St. & Gibson St. | Canandaigua, Town Of, New York | 8 Miles North, Route 21 Cumorah Famous Mormon Hill And Angel Moroni Monument | |||
7 | HERENDEEN HOMESTEAD | On Co. Rd. About 2½ Miles South Of Farmington | Farmington, Town Of, New York | 1832. Entrance Porch Added By Josephine Herendeen 1932 | |||
8 | GANECHSTAGE | On White Spring Rd. At The West Limits Of City. | Geneva, City Of, New York | Site Of Seneca Village And Jesuit Mission For The Indians Established 1687 | |||
9 | PREEMPTION LINE | On Us 20 & Nys 5 At Western Edge Of The City | Geneva, City Of, New York | Boundary Drawn Between Massachusetts And New York December 16, 1786 Cause Of Long Controversy In Western New York | |||
10 | SITE OF | On Washington St. Between Pulteney & Main Sts. | Geneva, City Of, New York | 42°51′52″N 76°59′6″W | Geneva Hotel Erected 1796 By Capt. Charles Williamson | ||
11 | SITE OF GENEVA | On Us 20, Nys 5 & Nys 14 Between Washington & Hamilton Sts. | Geneva, City Of, New York | Medical College Eliz. Blackwell Received Here In 1849 The First Degree Of Md Ever Conferred Upon A Woman | |||
12 | SITE OF LOG HOUSE | On S. Exchange St. South Of Washington St. | Geneva, City Of, New York | 42°51′54.65″N 76°58′58.48″W | Erected 1787 Later Known As Elark Jenings Tavern | ||
13 | SMITH OBSERVATORY | On Castle St. Between Hillcrest & Highland Aves. | Geneva, City Of, New York | World Famous For The Discoveries Of Director Dr. William R. Brooks | |||
14 | TORY QUARTERS | On Us 20 & Nys 5 Along Seneca Lake | Geneva, City Of, New York | Site Of Military Depot Under Command Of Col. John Butler Destroyed Sept. 1779 In Sullivan Expedition | |||
15 | GLASS FACTORY | On Rte. 14 About 1½ Miles S. Of Geneva | Geneva, Town Of, New York | Bay 1810–1850 Ontario Glass Manufactory Blowers Of Window Glass Village Of 500 Inhabitants | |||
16 | SITE OF KANADESAGA | On Co. Rd. To Seneca Castle About 1/4 Mile West Of Geneva | Geneva, Town Of, New York | Chief Castle Of The Seneca Nation Destroyed Sept. 7, 1779 In Gen. John Sullivan's Raid | |||
17 | MARCUS WHITMAN | On Nys 245 At Rushville | Gorham, Town Of, New York | Pioneer Missionary Patriot Colonizer In Oregon Ter. Born Here Sept. 4, 1802 | |||
18 | HILL CUMORAH | On Nys 21 About 2 Miles N. Of Manchester | Manchester, Town Of, New York | The Mormons Believe That Here In 1827 Joseph Smith Received The Book Of Mormon | |||
19 | ARROW | At Intersection Of Nys 21 & Nys 96 At Manchester | Manchester, Town Of, New York | 2 Miles North Cumorah Famous Mormon Hill And Angel Moroni Monument | |||
20 | FIRST CHURCH | In Village Park In Naples | Naples, Town Of, New York | On This Site Was Organized The "First Religious Compact Of Middletown 1800" The Church Was Built In 1824 | |||
21 | FOSSIL TREE | On Nys 21 & Nys 245 At Naples | Naples, Town Of, New York | One Mile West Of This Spot Was Discovered The Fossil Devonian Tree Trunk In The Bed Of Grimes Creek. It Is Now In The State Museum | |||
22 | NAPLES | On Nys 21 & Nys 245 At Naples | Naples, Town Of, New York | Founded 1789 On The Old Seneca Village Of Nundawao; First Known As Watkinstown; In 1796 Called Middletown; On April 6, 1808, Named Naples | |||
23 | NAPLES | On Nys 21 & Nys 245 At Naples | Naples, Town Of, New York | Known As Watkinstown 1789; Named Middletown 1796, Midway Between Canandaigua And Bath; Naples April 6, 1808 | |||
24 | MILITARY ROUTE | On Us 20A About 1/2 Mile E. Of Honeoye | Richmond, Town Of, New York | Of The Sullivan-clinton Army On Its Campaign Against The British And Indians Of Western New York In 1779 | |||
25 | NEARBY IS THE SITE OF | On Us 20A About 1/2 Mile E. Of Honeoye | Richmond, Town Of, New York | Pioneer Home Capt. Peter Pitts First Settler In Town Of Richmond | |||
26 | OLD REED | On Reed Rd. About 1/2 Mile South Of Richmond Mills | Richmond, Town Of, New York | Homestead First Brick House In Town Of Richmond Built 1803 By Philip Reed | |||
27 | PITTS MANSION | On Us 10A At Honeoye | Richmond, Town Of, New York | Built 1821 By Gideon Pitts Son Of Capt. Peter Pitts Pioneer Settler In 1789 | |||
28 | EZRA WILMARTH | On Co. Rd. About 1 Mile South Of Victor | Victor, Town Of, New York | Opened Stagecoach Inn Here Dec. 25, 1815. Original Inn Sign Had Masonic Emblem. Soldiers Of War Of 1812 Gathered On This Site | |||
29 | FISHER HOMESTEAD | On Co. Rd. At Fishers | Victor, Town Of, New York | Oldest House Here, Built By Chas. Fisher, 1811. Fishers Named For Him. Post Office 1850. Home Of Henry Pardee, Assemblyman 1840. | |||
30 | PARK PLACE | On Town Rd. About 1¼ Miles East Of Fishers | Victor, Town Of, New York | Built By Simeon Parks April 1813, Who Cleared A Large Tract Of Land. Famous Plank Road Went By Here | |||
31 | SENECA TRAIL | On Tn. Rd. About 3 Miles Northwest Of Victor | Victor, Town Of, New York | Traversed By French Army Of Denonville, 1687. Here Were Seneca Lodges Where Friendly Indian Followers Of Trail Were Welcomed | |||
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