List of New York State Historic Markers in Livingston County, New York
This is an incomplete list of New York State Historic Markers in Livingston County, New York.[1]
Listings county-wide
Marker name[1] | Image | Date designated | Location | City or Town | Coords | Marker text | |
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1 | BIG SPRINGS | On Nys 5 At Caledonia | Caledonia, Town Of, New York | Ancient Indian Camp Site On Niagara Trail Earliest White Toureist 1615 Scottish Settlers 1799 Terminus Pioneer R.r. 1838 | |||
2 | CALEDONIA | On Nys 5 At West End Of Caledonia | Caledonia, Town Of, New York | Organized 1803 As Town Of Southampton; Name Changed To Caledonia 1806; Scottish Emigrants Settled 1799 Village Incorporated 1891 | |||
3 | CALEDONIA | On Nys 5 At West End Of Caledonia | Caledonia, Town Of, New York | Organized 1803 As Town Of Southampton; Name Changed To Caledonia 1806; Scottish Emigrants Settled 1799 Village Incorporated 1891 | |||
4 | CALEDONIA | On Nys 36 At North End Of Caledonia | Caledonia, Town Of, New York | Organized 1803 As Town Of Southampton; Name Changed To Caledonia 1806; Scottish Emigrants Settled 1799 Village Incorporated 1891 | |||
5 | ERECTED 1826 | On Nys 5 At Caledonia | Caledonia, Town Of, New York | By Jajor Gad Blakslee Early Post Office First Bank Apothecary Shop Now Caledonia Library | |||
6 | ERECTED 1827 | On Nys 5 At Caledonia | Caledonia, Town Of, New York | By James R. Clark Early Tavern, Postoffice, Early Bank, Library Certified By Historic American Building Survey | |||
7 | JOHN HUGH | On Nys 5 About 4 Miles Southeast Of Caledonia | Caledonia, Town Of, New York | Mac Naughton 1826–1891 Lived Here 20 Years Famous Poet And Song Writer | |||
8 | MILITARY ROUTE | On Us 15 At Foots Corners | Conesus, Town Of, New York | Of The Sullivan-clinton Army On Its Campaign Against The British And Indians Of Western New York In 1779 | |||
9 | MILITARY ROUTE | On Nys 256 About 1 Mile South Of Maple Beach | Conesus, Town Of, New York | Of The Sullivan-clinton Army On Its Campaign Against The British And Indians Of Western New York In 1779 | |||
10 | UNION CEMETERY | On Nys 256 About 1 Mile North Of Scottsburg | Conesus, Town Of, New York | Here Is Buried Captain Daniel Shays 1747–1825 Served In The Revolution Leader Of Shays' Rebellion | |||
11 | ABOUT 1/4 MILE WEST | On Nys 63 At Geneseo | Geneseo, Town Of, New York | Treaty Of Big Tree Site Of Memorable Treaty Releasing Seneca Title To 3,600,000 Acres Of Land September 15, 1797 | |||
12 | 1 MILE | On Nys 256 At Maple Beach | Groveland, Town Of, New York | Groveland Hill Tory-Indian Ambush Sullivan Expedition 1779 Fifteen Scouts Killed Boyd And Parker Captured | |||
13 | MILITARY ROUTE | On Nys 63 About 1¼ Miles South Of Hampton Corners | Groveland, Town Of, New York | Of The Sullivan-clinton Army On Its Campaign Against The British And Indians Of Western New York In 1779 | |||
14 | SITE OF | On Nys 63 About 3 Miles South Of Geneseo | Groveland, Town Of, New York | Williamsburg First Settlement In County Established 1792 By Charles Williamson | |||
15 | ARROW | On Town Rd. About 1 Mile West Of Maple Beach | Groveland, Town Of, New York | Groveland Hill Tory-Indian Ambush Sullivan Expedition 1779 Fifteen Scouts Killed Boyd And Parker Captured | |||
16 | 2 MILES [ARROW] | At Intersection Us 20A & Bys 36 At Leicester | Leicester, Town Of, New York | Boyd-parker Tourture Tree And Burial Mound. Western Limit Sullivan's Expedition 1779. Seneca Village Little Beard's Town | |||
17 | BOYD-PARKER | On Us 20 A & Nys 39 About 1/2 Mi. East Of Cuylerville | Leicester, Town Of, New York | Torture Tree And Burial Mound. Western Limit Sullivan's Expedition 1779. Seneca Village Little Beard Town | |||
18 | SITE OF | On Town Rd. About 1½ Mis. N. Of Cuylerville | Leicester, Town Of, New York | A-on-do-wa-nuh (Big Tree) Seneca Indian Village | |||
19 | SITE OF | On Squawkie Hill Rd. About 2 Mis. S. Of Leicester | Leicester, Town Of, New York | De-yu-it-ga-oh (Valley Begins To Widen) Seneca Indian Village The Spring Used By Mary Jemison Is Nearby | |||
20 | THIS | On Squawkie Hill Rd. About 1½ Mis. S. Of Leicester | Leicester, Town Of, New York | Log House Erected And Occupied By Thomas Jemison (Buffalo Tom) Grandson Of Mary Jemison | |||
21 | GANDICHIRAGOU | At Intersection Of Us 20 & Nys 5 With Nys 15A At Lima | Lima, Town Of, New York | "At The Forks Of The Trail" Name Recorded 1634. Destroyed By De Nonville's French Army 1687. Site Also Of Father Garnier's Chapel Of St. Jean | |||
22 | GENESEE WESLEYAN SEMINARY | At Intersection Of College Ave. & Genesee St. At Lima | Lima, Town Of, New York | Founded 1832 Genesee College Established 1849 And On April 14, 1869 Was Allowed To Remove To Form Syracuse University | |||
23 | SITE OF | On Us 20 & Nys 5 At Lima | Lima, Town Of, New York | Ska-hase-ga-o (Was-a-long-creek) A Populous Modern Seneca Indian Village | |||
24 | WARNER HOUSE | On Us 20 & Nys 5 At Lima | Lima, Town Of, New York | Built By Ashahel Warner, 1810 Who Was Pioneer In 1795 Used By Trinity Mark Masonic Lodge No. 59, 1810 Union Lodge No. 45, 1816 | |||
25 | 1/3 MILE EAST | On Co. Rd. About 3/4 Mi. So. Livonia Center | Livonia, Town Of, New York | Site Of Home Solomon Woodruff First Settler Of Livonia, 1789 | |||
26 | JACKSONVILLE | On Tn. Rd. About 1 Mi. N.e. Hemlock Near Livingston-Ontario Co.line | Livonia, Town Of, New York | Founded 1830 By Andrew Holden Comprised 130 Houses, 10 Mills, Brickyard, 2 Distilleries | |||
27 | MILITARY ROUTE | On Nys 15A About 1 Mi. South Of Hemlock | Livonia, Town Of, New York | Of Sullivan-clinton Army On Its Campaign Against The British And Indians Of Western New York In 1779 | |||
28 | BIRTHPLACE OF | On Nys 36 At Mount Morris | Mount Morris, Town Of, New York | Francis Bellamy 1855–1931 Author Of "The Plege Of Allegiance To The Flag" | |||
29 | FRANCIS BELLAMY | On Nys 36 At Mount Morris | Mount Morris, Town Of, New York | Memorial Park Named In Honor Of Francis Bellamy, 1855–1931, Author Of "The Plege Of Allegiance To The Flag" | |||
30 | IN THIS CHURCH WAS | At Intersection Of Exchange & Church Sts. In Dansville | North Dansville, Town Of, New York | Organized First Local Red Cross Society In The United States By Clara Barton August 22, 1881 | |||
31 | SITE OF | On Nys 36 At Dansville | North Dansville, Town Of, New York | First House In Dansville, Built In 1795 By Cornelius Mc Coy Who Came To America From Ireland In 1788 | |||
32 | SITE OF THE | On Main St. In Dansville | North Dansville, Town Of, New York | First Church In Dansville German Evangelical Lutheran Church 1826–1918 | |||
33 | BISBEETOWN | On Town Rd. About 1/4 Mile East Of Westview | Ossian, Town Of, New York | Settled 1819 By Luther Bisbee Born 1762-Died 1856 Soldier Of The American Revolution From Massachusetts Site Of First House 1 Mile South | |||
34 | HOME - 1850 | On Town Rd. About 1/4 Mile East Of Westview | Ossian, Town Of, New York | Of Luther Bisbee Ii And His Wife, Eliza West, Descendants Of Thomas Besbridge And Francis West, Freemen Of Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts 1637–1670 | |||
35 | INDIAN CABIN | On Town Rd. At Westview | Ossian, Town Of, New York | Nearby Is The Site Of The Last Cabin In This Town, Occupied By The Senecas, Before Their Removal To The Buffalo Reservation, 1826. | |||
36 | OSSIAN CENTER | At Intersection Of County Roads At Ossian | Ossian, Town Of, New York | Settled In 1804 By Judge Richard And James Porter. They With Their Brother, Nathaniel, Were First Settlers In The Town | |||
37 | TELEGRAPH ROAD | On Town Rd. About 1/4 Mile East Of Westview | Ossian, Town Of, New York | Route Of New York And Erie Telegraph Line Constructed In 1848 Under The Supervision Of Ezra Cornell Founder Of Cornell University | |||
38 | APPROACHING | On Co. Rd. Leading To Erie Rr. Bridge Over Genesee R. At Portage | Portage, Town Of, New York | Civil War Parade Ground 1826–1865 | |||
39 | APPROACHING | At Intersection Nys 245 & Co. Rd. Leading To Erie Rr Bridge Over Genesee R. | Portage, Town Of, New York | Civil War Parade Ground 1826–1865 | |||
40 | CIVIL WAR | On Co. Rd. Leading To Erie Rr. Bridge Over Genesee R. At Portage | Portage, Town Of, New York | Parade Ground 1862–1865 130Th N.y. Regt., Later 1St N.y. Dragoons And 136Th N.y. Regt. Of Infantry, 1826 | |||
41 | KISH-A-WA | On County Rd. At Hunts Hollow | Portage, Town Of, New York | First Settlers In 1816; Only Village In 15 Miles; Home Of Many Famous People; Path Of "Old Indian Trail" | |||
42 | PORTAGE BRIDGE | On Livingston Co. Side Of Erie Rr. Bridge Over Genesee R. At Portage | Portage, Town Of, New York | Replaces Largest Wooden Bridge In The World. Built In 1852. 300 Acres Of Timber Used In Construction Burned In 1875 | |||
43 | SCHOOL SITE | On Co. Rd. About 1/2 Mil. W. Of Hunts Hollow | Portage, Town Of, New York | Frame Building, About 1819; Abandoned For One Of Two Room As Number Of Pupils Grew. Samuel Hunt, Brother Of Governor Hunt, Taught Here. | |||
44 | BRICK SCHOOL | On Nys 36 At York | York, Town Of, New York | District No. 8; Built 1825. President Chester A. Arthur Attended This School 1837 To 1842 | |||
45 | SITE OF | On Tn. Rd. About 1/2 Mi. South Of Piffard | York, Town Of, New York | O-ha-gi (Crowding The Bank) Tuscarora Indian Village Only One In County | |||
See also
- List of New York State Historic Markers
- National Register of Historic Places listings in New York
- List of National Historic Landmarks in New York
References
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