Mt Read & Paddy Hill
Posted by: sagefemme
N 43° 15.158 W 077° 39.541
18T E 284152 N 4792302
Erected by the County of Monroe 1978
Waymark Code: WMDENJ
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 01/04/2012
Views: 12
"Mt. Read & Paddy Hill
The first rural Roman Catholic
church in New York State, knonwn as
"The Church in the Woods", dedicated
to St. Ambrose, was established
here in 1829 at Read's Corners,
where Nicholas Read was an 1823
pioneer, Mt. Read bears his name.
Devout Irish settlers led by
Felix McGuire constructed the first
church, a wooden structure. A new
brick building was dedicated in
1860. (Present church erected in
1966.) The 1860 structure became
a library in 1969.
Erected by the
County of Monroe
1978"
Marker Name: Mt. Read & Paddy Hill
Marker Type: Roadside
Agency: County of Monroe
Dedication Date: 1978
City/Town/Village Name: Greece
County: Monroe
Region: Finger Lakes (Region 3)
Website: Not listed
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