Portage Trail
Posted by: 
sagefemme
N 43° 08.213 W 077° 34.568
18T E 290485 N 4779237
Portage Trail Plaque
Waymark Code: WMCXZW
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 10/24/2011
Views: 11
"Past this spot ran the Portage Trail from Irondequoit Bay to Red Creek in Genesee Valley Park. Its eastern end at the Indian Landing. The portage followed the direction of Highland Avenue and skirted the base of Mt Hope. It formed part of the Ohio Trail, famous in the early history of this country as a short route from Canada into the Mississippi Valley. Rochester Centennial 1912"
In situ photo shows the plaque mounted on a stone with a historic pumphouse to the reservoir behind it, facing west. Monroe Ave can be seen on the left side of the photo. Culver Road is beyond the pumphouse to the west, and the intersection of Monroe and Highland to the east (behind the photographer).
Group that erected the marker: Rochester Centennial 1912
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
1190-1320 Monroe Ave
Rochester, NY US
14610
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
|
Visit Instructions:
Take a picture of the marker, preferably including yourself or your GPSr in the photo. A very detailed description of your visit may be substituted for a photo. In any case please provide a description of your visit. A description of only "Visited" or "Saw it while on vacation" by anyone other than the person creating the waymark may be deleted by the waymark owner or the category officers.
Recent Visits/Logs:
| There are no logs for this waymark yet. |
|
|
|