List of New York State Historic Markers in Cayuga County, New York
Appearance
This is a complete list of New York State Historic Markers in Cayuga County, New York.[1]
Listings county-wide
[edit]Marker name[1] | Image | Date designated | Location | City or Town | Coords | Marker text | |
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1 | Auburn Prison | In Front of Prison west Side of State St. | Auburn, New York | Convicts made Sewing Silk 1841–1846 here was Principal Cash Market in U.S. for Cocoons and Raw Silk | |||
2 | Auburn Prison | In Front of Prison west Side of State St. | Auburn, New York | Erection Commenced 1816 First Prisoners 1817 Assisted in Construction First Electrocution in the World 1890 | |||
3 | Calvary Presbyterian Church | Cor. Capitol and Franklin Sts. in Front of Church | Auburn, New York | Oldest Church Edifice in Auburn. erected 1815-17 at Franklin and North Sts. as First Pres. Church moved here 1869 | |||
4 | Cayuga County Court House | on Court House Green, Genesee St. | Auburn, New York | Frame building erected on rear of this Lot 1809 present building erected 1836 Reconstructed 1922-24 | |||
5 | Center House | Now on 2nd story Face So. Side Block Genesee and Market Sts. | Auburn, New York | Early Tavern erected 1805 at Genesee and Market Sts. moved here 1829. | |||
6 | Center House | At Intersection Genesee and Market Sts. | Auburn, New York | Tavern 1805. Law Office of Gov. Enos Throop 1st Pres. Church Org. 1810 1st White S.S. 1819 Removed To Fulton St. 1829 | |||
7 | Barracks | north Side W. Genesee St. | Auburn, New York | During the War of 1812 Barracks were Established in this Locality Troops Passing To and from Niagara Camped Here | |||
8 | First Freight Depot | on 2nd story Face Schreck Bros. Store, 16 E. Genesee St. | Auburn, New York | First Freight Depot Auburn and Syracuse R.R. Built by C. W. Pomeroy, 1836 building Used Later as Genesee Opera House | |||
9 | First School | west Side of Dunning Ave. | Auburn, New York | First School in Vicinity of Auburn erected before 1796 Originally on Genesee St. and Dunning Ave. moved here 1818 | |||
10 | First Tavern and Store | on Face Auburn Trust Co. Genesee St. Side | Auburn, New York | on Face Auburn Trust Co. Genesee St. Side | |||
11 | Fort Hill | At Entrance Ft. Hill Cemetery So. Side Fort St. | Auburn, New York | Fort Hill of Moundbuilder Origin Later Cayuga Council Seat and Village Fort Wasco Traditional Birthplace | |||
12 | Francis Hunter Tavern | No. Side E. Genesee St. | Auburn, New York | Francis Hunter erected Tavern here 1808 under Nearby Elm Councils were held between white settlers and Indians | |||
13 | Harriet Tubman Home | east Side south St. at City Line | Auburn, New York | Home of Harriet Tubman the Moses of Her Race Underground Railroad Station in Slavery Days | |||
14 | Jehiel Clark House | W. Side Cor. Aurelius Ave. and Clark St. | Auburn, New York | House Built 1802 by Jehiel Clark Who here Founded Clarksville 1795 His Grist, Saw and Carding Mills were Nearby Along Owasco River | |||
15 | John Huggins | N. Side W. Genesee St. between Crane Brook and City Limits | Auburn, New York | John Huggins here made First Settlement on Genesee Turnpike between Elbridge and Cayuga Ferry in 1791. His Son Zenas Built this Tavern 1804 | |||
16 | Military Depot Camp | At Cor. Camp St. and Lake Ave. | Auburn, New York | Military Depot Camp During Civil War | |||
17 | North Street Cemetery | In Front of Cemetery North St. | Auburn, New York | North Street Cemetery most of the settlers of Harbenbergh's Corners and Early Inhabitants of Auburn and Buried here Main Cemetery Until 1852 | |||
18 | Bank of Auburn | on Wall of National Hotel Near Entrance | Auburn, New York | on this Site the Bank of Auburn First Bank in Auburn and Predecessor of Nat. Bank of Auburn was Opened 1817 in Demaree's Tavern | |||
19 | Osborne Works | on 2nd story Face Old Osborne Offices N. Side Cor. Genesee and Osborne Sts. | Auburn, New York | Osborne Works David M. Osborne, Cyrus C. Dennis and Chas. Wood makers of Kirby Reaper and other farm machinery. Original factory 1858. | |||
20 | Pioneer Roads | Marker Fastened To E.Face of Store N.W. Corner Genesee and north Sts., 2nd | Auburn, New York | Pioneer Roads Old Genesee Road 1791 New Genesee Road 1797 Old Chenango Road 1791 Later Known as Cayuga and Seneca Turnpike 1802 | |||
21 | Site of Bostwick's Tavern | on E. Face Pearson Block Cor. Genesee and Exchange Sts. | Auburn, New York | Site of Bostwick's Tavern 1803–1868 Rebuilt 1824, Renamed Western Exchange Hotel Lafayette a Guest 1825 | |||
22 | Site of Willard Tavern | on 2nd story Face Metcalf Bldg., 141 Genesee St. | Auburn, New York | Site of Willard Tavern 1810 rebuilt 1828–1830 as American hotel burned 1879 | |||
23 | Site of First School House | on W. Side north St. in Front of Holy Trinity High School | Auburn, New York | Site of First School House Established in Auburn 1796 Benjamin Phelps Schoolmaster | |||
24 | Site of First Log Dam and Mill | on Face of Gas Station S. Side Genesee at Junc. Market. Site, Stone Mill Re | Auburn, New York | Site of First Log Dam and Mill on Owasco River Built by John L Hardenbergh 1793 Enlarged 1802 present Stone Mill 1824 | |||
25 | Site of Log Cabin | on Market St. in Front of Fire Department | Auburn, New York | on Market St. in Front of Fire Department | |||
26 | Wasco | State St.-Grass Plot between Prison Wall and River | Auburn, New York | The Crossing Place Site of a Cayuga Village occupied by Indians before and after Settlement of Hardenbergh Corners 1793 | |||
27 | William G. Fargo | on 2nd story Face Schreck Bros. Store, 16 E. Genesee St. | Auburn, New York | Wm. G. Fargo May 20, 1818-Aug. 3, 1881. Organizer of Wells-Fargo Express Company served here as first freight agent. | |||
28 | Fort Hill | S.W. Corner Fort and Genesee Sts. | Auburn, New York | S.W. Corner Fort and Genesee Sts. | |||
29 | Col. John Harris | on Co. Rd. 1/2 Mil S. Vilg. Cayuga Near Entrance Cowan's Pt. Cottage Settle | Aurelius, New York | First White Settler in Cayuga County Built Log Cabin here 1788 Established Harris Ferry Across Cayuga Lake | |||
30 | First Cayuga County Court | In Cayuga Vlge. on Rte 90 east Side, south of Genesee St. | Aurelius, New York | First Cayuga County Court held here 1799 Removed To Aurora 1804 and To Auburn 1809 | |||
31 | Old Genesee Road | On State Rd. 326, 1 Mile north of Oakwood | Aurelius, New York | Old Genesee Road from Hardenbergh Corners to Harris Ferry crossed here | |||
32 | Pioneer Roads | On W. Genesee St. State Rd. at Intersection Co. Rd. and Lvrr | Aurelius, New York | Indian Trail and Earliest Road S.W. To Harris Ferry Genesee Turnpike To Cayuga Bridge Built 1800 | on W. Genesee St. State Rd. at Intersection Co. Rd. and Lvrr | |||
33 | Site of Treaty for Purchase Cayuga Reservation | on Co. Rd. 1/2 Mil S. Vilg. Cayuga Near Entrance Cowan's Pt. Cottage Settle | Aurelius, New York | Site of Treaty for Purchase Cayuga Reservation from the Indians Red Jacket and Fish Carrier Spokesman for Cayugas | |||
34 | Site of Cayuga Long Bridge | N Cayuga Village on Green at End of Genesee St. | Aurelius, New York | 42°55′6.96″N 76°43′46.6″W / 42.9186000°N 76.729611°W | Site of Cayuga Long Bridge One Mile Long, 1800–1857 Carried Great Steam of Western Migration Early County Jail Was | ||
35 | Sullivan's Campaign | on NYS 5 and 20, 1½ Mile E. of Bridge | Aurelius, New York | Sullivan's Campaign One Mile west Col. Butler Crossed Cayuga Lake and Destroyed Cayuga Village of Tichero | |||
36 | Cayuga County | Rte. 5 at Onondaga Co. Line | Brutus, New York | Early Iroquois Country 1768. Part of Montgomery Co. 1784. Part of Herkimer Co. 1791. Part of Onondaga Co. 1794. Cayuga Co. Set Off 1799. | |||
37 | Centerport | Centerport | Centerport, Cayuga County, New York | Settled by Benj. Haikes 1805-6. Was Important Village on Old Erie Canal in 1825 | |||
38 | Town of Brutus | Weedsport | Weedsport, New York | Formed from Aurelius 1802 First Settlement in Town made by Arron Frost 1795; He Built the First Grist Mill | |||
39 | Weeds' Basin | Just No. of Hotel, Rte. 34 | Brutus, New York | Named after Elihu and Edward Weed Who Constructed a Basin on Old Erie Canal 1821. P.O. Established 1822 Weedsport Inc. Village 1831 | |||
40 | First Settlement | At Intersection L Mi. N. of Seneca River | Cato, New York | First Settlement in the Town of Cato made by Samson Lawrence | |||
41 | Abrams Ferry | Near Bridge Over Seneca River | Cato, New York | From 1805 for Many Years Abrams Who Settled in That Year Maintained a Ferry Until the Toll Bridge was Built | |||
42 | Cato Four Corners | Meridian | Meridian, New York | Geo. Loveless and Abel Pasko First settlers in 1804 Jesse Elwell and Abner Hollister Settled in 1805. Called Meridian Since 1849 | |||
43 | Ceremonial Fire | 1/2 Mile south of Meridian, on Weedsport County Highway | Cato, New York | Site of Permanent Village and Perpetual Council Fire of Cayuga Branch of the Iroquois. Lamokas, Senecas Trail To Onondaga for Salt | |||
44 | Jakway's Corners | Center of Cato Village | Cato, New York | Village Formerly So Called from Dr. John Jakway Settling 1809, Associate of Ethan Allen. Platt Titus First Settler 1805. | | |||
45 | Methodist Episcopal Church | on Brick Church Road | Cato, New York | Organized 1820. Brick edifice built 1828. Remodeled about 1870. | |||
46 | Old Mill | west of Center of Cato Village east Side of R.R. | Cato, New York | First Grist Mill in Ira. Built in 1818 by John Hooker, associate of Ethan Allen. Mill was Old Part of present Building | |||
47 | The Pepper Mill | In Emerson | Emerson, New York | In Emerson | |||
48 | Conquest Center | Conquest Vlge. on Rte. 3F | Conquest, New York | Conquest Vlge. on Rte. 3F | |||
49 | Pineville | At Spring Lake | Conquest, New York | Formerly So Called from the Pine Forests Which Covered this Locality, Name Changed in 1874 To Spring Lake | |||
50 | Town of Conquest | Conquest Vlge. on Rte. 38 | Conquest, New York | Set Off from Cato 1821. First settlers 1800 Fire Geo. Snyder, a Soldier of the Revolution and Israel Wolverton | |||
51 | First Baptist Church | on Bluefield Rd. N.W. of Fleming | Fleming, New York | First Baptist Church in Aurelius was erected here 1796 Pastor David Irish First Church in Fleming Second in Cayuga County | |||
52 | George Fleming | on Rte. 34B 1/2 Mile S. Mapleton | Fleming, New York | on Rte. 34B 1/2 Mile S. Mapleton | |||
53 | Great Iroquois Trail | on 34, 1/4 Mile So. Lvrr at Brick School | Fleming, New York | From Cayuga To Owasco Lakes. Part of the Great Trail from Niagara To Albany During the American Revolution | |||
54 | Home of Henry Wyckoff | on Auburn Moravis State Rd. at Wyckoff's. W. Side of Rte 38. | Fleming, New York | Built 1835. Jacob Byers Settled here 1790. Plank Road from here To Moravia Built in 1852 | |||
55 | Josiah Chatfield | N.W. Corner, Center Village of Fleming | Fleming, New York | First Settler of Fleming Village 1798 erected His Home on this Site | |||
56 | Sand Beach Ch. | In Front of Brick Church on W. Owasco L. Road. So. Traffic Circle | Fleming, New York | Reformed Protestant Dutch Church at the Owasco Outlet Organized 1807 First building 1810 present Church 1855 | |||
57 | First Store | East Genoa on Rte. 34 | Genoa, New York | In the Town of Genoa was opened here by Elihu Talladay Prior To 1800 | |||
58 | Forks of the Creek | east of Five Corners at the Forks | Genoa, New York | Pine Lumber was Sawed here from Construction on Early Farm Hoiuses in this Vicinity | |||
59 | Presbyterian Church | In Front of Church in Kings Ferry | Genoa, New York | Organized Aug. 13, 1798 by earliest settlers in region, then known as the Military Tract | |||
60 | Site of Log Metting House | Correction of Above Marker, Same Location | Genoa, New York | Built 1802, by Congregational Church of Milton. Organized in 1798. Second Oldest Church in Cayuga County. | |||
61 | Site of Old Church | 1 Mile east and 1 Mile south of Kings Ferry | Genoa, New York | First Congregational in Town on Milton. Organized 1798. First Log Meeting House Built here in 1802 | |||
62 | Town of Genoa | In Genoa Village south Side Rte. 90 in Front of Church | Genoa, New York | Organized as Milton 1789. Name Changed To Genoa 1808. John Clark was the First Settler 1791 | |||
63 | Burial Place | Just west of Cato-Meridian Central School | Ira, New York | Burial Place of the Pioneers of this section, including several Revolutionary veterans 1809–1860 | |||
64 | Fox's Kiln | 3/4 Mile west of Ira | Ira, New York | Ancient Limestone Quarries Opened Up Prior To 1835 | |||
65 | Ira Corners | Stands on Town Line Near Lvrr | Ira, New York | Settled in 1805 by Thomas Barnes, Luther Samuel and Israel Phelps. Two latter opened 1st store 1813. Phelps Built Hotel 1820, Where First Town Meeting was Held, 1821. | |||
66 | Town of Ira | In Center of Village | Ira, New York | Set Off from Cato 1821. First settlements in Town, 1800, by David and Eleazer Stockwell, William Patterson and Henry Conrad | |||
67 | Algonkian | 1 Mi. east of Levanna | Ledyard, New York | Indian Village Site Prior To Iroquois During Stone Age Occupation About 1000. Excavations 1932-34 Show Hearths and Burials | |||
68 | Birthplace of Theodore Ledyard Cuyler | Vlg. Aurora, Opp. Rr. Sta. | Ledyard, New York | Born Jan. 10, 1822 Died Feb. 26, 1909 Presbyterian Clergyman and Writer | |||
69 | Boundary of Reservation | Aurora-Sherwood Rd. W. of Sherwood | Ledyard, New York | Southeast Corner of East Cayuga Reservation. Cayugas Reserved It 1789. Ceded To N.Y. State by Treaty 1794 | |||
70 | Eliza Mosher | 1 Mi. west Ridgeway Cemetery | Ledyard, New York | Built 1804 here in 1846 was Born Eliza Mosher Eminent Woman Physician 1875–1928 | |||
71 | Cayuga Lake Academy | In Front Old Brick School Opposite Pres. Ch., Aurora | Ledyard, New York | Cayuga Lake Academy chartered by regents 1801. First building 1803. Present structure 1835. Well known school. | |||
72 | First Home | In Aurora in Front of Miss Edith Morgan's Barn, W. Side State Road | Ledyard, New York | First Home Built by a White Man Capt. Roswell Franklin in Cayuga County 1789. He was an officer in Sullivan-Clinton Campaign | |||
73 | First Newspaper | At Levanna | Ledyard, New York | First Newspaper in Cayuga County published in 1798 by R. Delano. Called Levanna Gazette Or Onondaga Advertiser | |||
74 | Glen Park 1852 | Front Wells College, W. Side Street | Ledyard, New York | Home of Henry Wells Founder of American Express Co., 1850 Wells Fargo Express Company, 1852 Wells College, 1868 | |||
75 | Capt. Roswell Franklin | So. Side Paines Creek Gully, 1000 Ft. E. Bridge, So. End Aurora | Ledyard, New York | Grave of Capt. Roswell Franklin First Settler 1789 Died 1792 | |||
76 | Home of Jethro Wood | 1/2 Mi. W. Poplar Ridge | Ledyard, New York | Home of Jethro Wood Inventor of cast iron plough | |||
77 | Isaac Mekeel | 1 Mi. west Ridgeway Cemetery | Ledyard, New York | Isaac Mekeel here developed manufacture of amber cane syrup 1860–1904 | |||
78 | Ledyard | Rte. 34B Vlge. Ledyard | Ledyard, New York | Named from Benj. Ledyard. Called Chapins Crs. from P. Chapin, Settled 1800 and Talcotts Crs. from R. Talcott, Settled 1812 | |||
79 | Old Elm Tree | Aurora-Oplar Ridge Rd. 1/2 Mile. west Rr | Ledyard, New York | Old Elm Tree Remaining from the Primeval Forest | |||
80 | Paines Creek Gully | So. End Bridge, Ret. 90 So. of Aurora | Aurora, New York | Moonshine Falls One Mile Upstream Site of Early Saw, Grist and Woolen Mills | |||
81 | Patrick Tavern | So. E. Or. Dublin Hill & Main St. Aurora | Aurora, New York | Patrick Tavern erected 1793 Early Court held here Cayuga County Medical Society Organized here 1806 | |||
82 | Pioneer House | Chapel Cor., Paines Creek Rd. To Poplar Ridge | Ledyard, New York | Pioneer House Built About 1799 by Benjamin Howland here Same Year was held First Meeting in County of Society of Friends | |||
83 | Residence of Major Benjamin Ledyard | Near House Back from Main St., So Old Academy in Aurora | Aurora, New York | Residence of Major Benjamin Ledyard First Clerk of Onondaga and Cayuga County Town Named in His Honor | Near House Back from Main St., So Old Academy in Aurora | |||
84 | Scipio Lodge | Main St. 2nd House N. School | Ledyard, New York | Scipio Lodge Masonic Charter 1797 building erected 1806 Used by the Craft Until 1819 | |||
85 | Sequoia California Redwood | Rte. 90, north End Aurora | Ledyard, New York | Rte. 90, north End Aurora | |||
86 | Site of Upper Cayuga Village | Side Rd. Young Farm & Monument Now Owned by Cayuga Museum | Ledyard, New York | Site of Upper Cayuga Village Destroyed by Col. Butler's Detachment of Sullivan's Army, Sept. 22-23, 1779 | |||
87 | Site of Chonodote Peach Town | north End Village on Rte. 90 | Ledyard, New York | Site of Chonodote Peach Town Cayuga Village Destroyed With Orchard of 1500 Trees During Sullivan | |||
88 | Site of First Steam Flouring Mill | S.E. Cor. Old Stone Warehouse Lyon Property, Aurora | Ledyard, New York | Site of First Steam Flouring Mill west of Hudson River Built by Roswell Towsley 1817 | |||
89 | To Moonshine Falls | Rte. 90 Opp. Paines Creek Rd. To Poplar Ridge | Ledyard, New York | To Moonshine Falls [Arrow] | |||
90 | To Moonshine Falls | Prospect Crs. 1 Mil. E. Rte. 60 | Ledyard, New York | To Moonshine Falls [Arrow] | |||
91 | Upper Cayuga | on Great Gully Fort Site. Accessible Only To Hikers | Ledyard, New York | Upper Cayuga Marking the Probable Fortification for Nearby Indian Villages Destroyed by Co. Butler's Soldiers Sept 22-23, 1779 | |||
92 | Wells College | Front Wells College, E. Side Street | Ledyard, New York | Wells College Founded by Henry Wells 1868Organizer of American and Wells Fargo Express Companies | |||
93 | Indian Fort Site | west of Locke | Locke, New York | Indian Fort Site this Vicinity Is Site of An Indian Village Probably Fortified and Indian Burial Ground | |||
94 | Town of Locke | In Locke on Rtes. 90 & 38 | Locke, New York | Town of Locke Set Off from Milton Now Genoa in 1802. Locke Village Formerly Called Milan First Settled 1790 | |||
95 | Brigham Young | Port Byron Front of Hotel | Mentz, New York | The Mormon Prophet lived in the House 100 yards east here in 1831. He was baptized in Mormon in 1832 at Mendon, N.Y. | |||
96 | Henry Wells | Rte. 31, 38,In Port Byron | Mentz, New York | Henry Wells Founder of Wells Fargo Express Company was a Shoemaker by Trade and lived in this house from 1827 to about 1830 | |||
97 | Port Byron | In Front Port Byron Hotel | Mentz, New York | Port Byron Named 1832. Inc. 1837. Formerly Called Bucksville from Aholiab Buck, Settler in 1798, Also King's Settlement from P. King 1797 | |||
98 | Col. Comfort Tyler | on Cor. north Rte. 31 | Montezuma, New York | Col. Comfort Tyler 1764–1827 Revolutionary Soldier, Col. in War of 1812, Surveyor, Engineer Salt Maker. Settled here in 1811 | |||
99 | Montezuma | In Montezuma by Hotel | Montezuma, New York | Montezuma Named from the Aztec Emperors. Town Formed from Mentz in 1859. Village Incorporated in 1866 | |||
100 | Old Erie Canal | on Old Canal by Rte. 90 | Montezuma, New York | Old Erie Canal Completed from Utica To here 1819. the "Montezuma" Built here was the First Boat on the Canal. Took Passengers To Syracuse 1820 | |||
101 | Salt Springs | On Old Canal by Rte. 90 | Montezuma, New York | Salt Springs Chief Supply for Indians. Later Extensively Developed by Early settlers Privately and With State Aid | |||
102 | Squagonna | Near Bridge Over Seneca River | Montezuma, New York | Aboriginal Name for Paradise of Musquitoes the River was Tiohero River of Rushes | |||
103 | Cady Tavern | So. Main St. in Village | Moravia, New York | In 1801 Zadoc Cady Built a Log Tavern Here. a Few Years Later He Built the present building | |||
104 | John Stoyell | Corner Main & Cayuga Sts. | Moravia, New York | First Settler in Moravia 1790. Built First House at rear of this Lot. was 1st Justice and Supervisor of Sempronius in 1798 | |||
105 | Oldest House | So. Main St. in Village | Moravia, New York | Oldest House in Moravia the Kitchen of this House Is the Original Cabin Built by Gershom Morse in 1794 | |||
106 | Owasco Flats | Rte. 38 west of Village | Moravia, New York | Site of Indian Village Land Cultivated Prior To White Settlements. Neighboring settlers Came To Harvest Hay 1789-90 | |||
107 | Site of Old Arsenal | Vlg. Moravia on Side Street | Moravia, New York | Site of Old Arsenal New York State Arsenal Number 68. Built in 1800. Stood for Over 100 Years | |||
108 | The First Cast Iron Plow | Rte. 38A by Bridge, Montville | Moravia, New York | The First Cast Iron Plow in the world was made by Jethro Woods at foot of falls 1819 | |||
109 | Town of Moravia | Back of Service Sta. E. Cayuga St. | Moravia, New York | Town of Moravia Formed from Sempronius in 1833. Village Or Moravia Incorporated in 1837 Reincorporated in 1859. | |||
110 | Kelloggsville | In Front of Store | Niles, New York | Kelloggsville Named after Judge Charles Kellogg, Who Opened the First Store here in 1804 | |||
111 | Old Mill | In New Hope | New Hope, New York | Partly Built by Charles Kellogg in 1823. Sold To Horace Rounds in 1851, To His Son Eugene Rounds 1865, To W. E. Rounds & A. Ryan, 1919 | |||
112 | Old Salt Road | Kelloggsville | Kelloggsville, New York | Over this Road Salt was Formerly Transported Overland from Syracuse To Pennsylvania and New York | |||
113 | Town of Niles | At Dutch Hollow | Niles, New York | Set Off from Sempronius in 1833. First Settled 1792. Named from Elder Robt. Niles, a Pastor of the 1st Baptist Church of Sempronius | |||
114 | Algonkian | In Enna Jettick Park Opp. Sesqui. Monument | Owasco, New York | 42°54′21.5994″N 76°32′21.00″W / 42.905999833°N 76.5391667°W | Algonkian Village Site of Third Period Culture One of Largest Indian Pottery Jars in State Found Here | ||
115 | Ford Across Wasco | So. Side Pavilion, Emerson Park | Owasco, New York | Ford Across Wasco Outlet on Great Iroquois Trail Used by Col. Peter Gansevoort Who Encamped here Sept. 21, 1779 | |||
116 | First Church in Cayuga County | on E. Lake Rd., Beyond Dutch Hollow-Burtis Point | Owasco, New York | Here was Built in 1798 First Church in Cayuga County Reformed Dutch Church of Owasco | |||
117 | Town of Owasco | In Owasco | Owasco, New York | Town of Owasco Formed from Aurelius 1802. First Settlements 1792 Reformed Dutch Church of Owasco Organized 1798. Church Built 1815 | |||
118 | Willow Brook | on E. Lake Rd. So. of foot of Lake | Owasco, New York | Willow Brook Home of Enos. T. Throop 1784–1874 Congressman 1815 Circuit Judge 1823 Governor of N.Y. 1829-32 | |||
119 | #1 - the Square | At #1 Intrsctn. Rte. 34B & Old Ridge Rd. at Pres. Ch. | Scipio, New York | #1 - the Square So Named Because of Being on Lot One of the Town of Scipio. this Presbyterian Church was Built in 1825 | |||
120 | Cayuga Castle | on Rte. 34B 1/2 Mi. So. Rte. 1 | Scipio, New York | on Rte. 34B 1/2 Mi. So. Rte. 1 | |||
121 | Early Newspaper | Scipioville, Rte. 34B | Scipio, New York | Scipioville, Rte. 34B | |||
122 | Emily Howland | Sherwood, Rte. 34B | Scipio, New York | Emily Howland 1827–1929 Noted Educator and Philanthropist, Founded the Sherwood Select School 1872, lived Here | |||
123 | Indian Site | on Rte. 34B So. of Scripionville | Scipio, New York | on Rte. 34B So. of Scripionville | |||
124 | Pioneer Site | In Sherwood E. Side Front of Store | Scipio, New York | Pioneer Site Settled 1794-95 by Judge Seth Sherwood erected House Wherein Court was held 1804 When Village was County Seat | |||
125 | Town of Scipio | At Scipio Center | Scipio, New York | One of Original Towns of the Military Tract Formed in 1794. Named after the Roman General | |||
126 | Waring Place | Warings Crs. Rte. 34 So. Scripio Cntr. | Scipio, New York | Warings Crs. Rte. 34 So. Scripio Cntr. | |||
127 | Old Salt Road | At Dresserville on Co. Rd. 1/2 Mi. E. of Rte. 41A | Sempronius, New York | At Dresserville on Co. Rd. 1/2 Mi. E. of Rte. 41A | |||
128 | First Settlement in Sempronius | At Sales Crs. on Co Rd. between Rtes. 38A & 41A | Sempronius, New York | At Sales Crs. on Co Rd. between Rtes. 38A & 41A | |||
129 | Site of Glen Haven House | on W. Lake Rd. Near Head Skaneateles Lake | Sempronius, New York | Site of Glen Haven House Which in 1845 was Converted Into Glen Haven Sanitarium Destroyed To Protect Syracuse Water Supply | |||
130 | Baptist Church | No. Side St. E. of Center Sennett | Sennett, New York | Baptist Church Organized 1779 First Stone Church Built on this Site 1808 present Church Built 1825 | |||
131 | Blacksmith Shop | Franklin St. Rd. E. Soule Cemetery | Sennett, New York | Blacksmith Shop Built About 1837. First Trip Hammer in Cayuga County and First One Used in Auburn Prison made Here | |||
132 | Blacksmith Shop | So. Side Road E. of Sennett | Sennett, New York | Blacksmith Shop Built Prior To 1825 Local Methodist Society here Organized and Planned Erection of Their Church | |||
133 | Early Home | on Rte. 5 N. Side-E. of Sennett | Sennett, New York | Early Home Built About 1795 by Daniel Sennett Side Judge of Circuit Court Town Named in His Honor | |||
134 | First Store | North east Corner in Sennett | Sennett, New York | First Store in Village of Sennett Opened 1795 by Rufus Sheldon and Chauncey Lathrop First Post Office 1806 | |||
135 | First Tavern | Northwest Corner of Sennett | Sennett, New York | Northwest Corner of Sennett | |||
136 | Great Genesee Road | At Owls Nest on Franklin St. Rd. 1 Mi. east of Soule Cemetery | Sennett, New York | Great Genesee Road from Old Fort Schuyler To the Genesee River Via Hardenbergh Corners and Cayuga Bridge. Built 1794. | |||
137 | Oldest Church | Southwest Corner of Sennett | Sennett, New York | Oldest Church in Sennett. Built 1820 Organized 1809 as First Congregational Remodeled 1847 Became Presbyterian 1870 | |||
138 | Seneca Turnpike | on Rte. 20 1 Mi. E. of Auburn | Sennett, New York | Seneca Turnpike 1800 From Utica To Canandaigua Via Skaneateles Creek at End of Cherry Valley Turnpike. Mirgration Route To the West | |||
139 | Dr. Sylvester Willard House | Center of Sennett, So. Side Former Rte. 5 | Sennett, New York | This House erected 1823 Dr. Sylvester Willard | |||
140 | Cayuga Castle | Junction Rte. 90 & Great Gully Road | Springport, New York | 42°48′44.78″N 76°41′55.18″W / 42.8124389°N 76.6986611°W | Junction Rte. 90 & Great Gully Road | ||
141 | Cayuga Castle | on Sesqui Monument Lot Nr. Great Gully Rte. 90 | Springport, New York | 42°48′35.60″N 76°42′2.81″W / 42.8098889°N 76.7007806°W | Cayuga Castle Goi-O-Gouen Site of Principal Cayuga Village Destroyed Sept. 23, 1779 Sullivan Campaign | ||
142 | Cayuga Mine | on Auburn Rd. 326, 2 Mis. E. Rte. 90 | Springport, New York | Cayuga Mine Reservation Northwest Cor.Of Sq. Mile Reserved To Cayugas by Treaties 1789 Sold To the State 1799 | |||
143 | East Cayuga-Old Town | on Gully Rd. 1/2 Mi. west of Rte. 34B in Tn. Springport | Springport, New York | East Cayuga-Old Town Indian Village of 13 Houses Destroyed Sept. 22, 1779 by Col. William Butler's Detachment of Sullivan Campaign | |||
144 | First School House | At Junction Rte. 90 & Auburn Rd. | Springport, New York | At Junction Rte. 90 & Auburn Rd. | |||
145 | First Church | At Cross Roads | Springport, New York | At Cross Roads | |||
146 | Frontenac Island | Union Springs-On Island Off Union Springs | Springport, New York | Frontenac Island Ancient Algonkian Village Site. Indian Burial Place Given To Union Springs by the State 1856 | |||
147 | Ge-Wauga | In Front of Old High Sch. Main St., Union Springs | Springport, New York | In Front of Old High Sch. Main St., Union Springs | |||
148 | Home of John J. Thomas | Union Springs S. Side Homer St. | Springport, New York | Home of John J. Thomas 1810-95 Prominent Agriculturist An Editor of "The Country Gentleman" and Promoter of Cayuga Lake R.R. | |||
149 | Indian Mound | on Sesqui Mon. Plot, Rte. 90 1½ Mi. south of Union Springs | Springport, New York | 42°48′36.47″N 76°42′2.66″W / 42.8101306°N 76.7007389°W | on Sesqui Mon. Plot, Rte. 90 1½ Mi. south of Union Springs | ||
150 | Iroquois Trail | on 326 north of Oakwood | Springport, New York | Iroquois Trail from Cayuga To Owasco Lakes, Part of the Great Trail from Niagara To Albany During the American Revolution | |||
151 | Reservation of Cayugas | on Farleys Point | Springport, New York | Reservation of Cayugas Sold To the State 1799 a Body of Tuscaroras were the Last of the Iroquois To Occupy this Point | |||
152 | Spring Mills | In Front of Pond W. Side Rte. 90, Union Springs | Springport, New York | Spring Mills erected 1839-40 by George Howland Stone Mill Third Built on Same Site Second was Woolen Mill | |||
153 | Upper Cayuga | on So. Side Great Gully Rd. 2 Miles east of Rte. 90 | Springport, New York | Site of Village and Fort on Opposite Bank of Great Gully Destroyed by Col. Butler in Sullivan Campaign | |||
154 | Yawger Tavern | Intrsctn. Rte. 326 & Co. Rd. 1 Mi. E. of Rte. 90 | Springport, New York | Yawger Tavern Built by Peter Yawger, 1810 on the Junction of the Indian Trails Wasco To Gewauga and Chuharo To Goiogoven | |||
155 | Frontenac Island | Cor. Rte. 90 & Seminary St. Union Springs | Springport, New York | Frontenac Island Site of Algonkian Village Deeded To Union Springs by the State for Use as a Park 1856 | |||
156 | Fair Haven | At Fair Haven on Rte. 104A | Sterling, New York | At Fair Haven on Rte. 104A | |||
157 | Martville | Martville on Rte. 104A | Sterling, New York | Chauncey Hickock and Timothy Austin Settled 1823, Built First Mills, Robt. Lay Built First Store 1825 | |||
158 | Sterling Valley First Settlement | At Sterling Valley. on Rte. 104A | Sterling, New York | made here 1805 by Peter Dumus, a Soldier With Layfayette. Earlier Called Coopers Mills after John Cooper 1819 | |||
159 | Town of Sterling | At Sterling Ctr. on Rte. 104A | Sterling, New York | Town of Sterling Named after a Revolutionary Officer, Lord Wm. Alexander Stering. Set Off from Cato 1812. First Grist and Saw Mill Built here in 1813 | |||
160 | Millard Fillmore | Fillmore Road betw. Salt Rd. and Lick St. | Summerhill, New York | 42°41′33″N 76°20′9″W / 42.69250°N 76.33583°W | Millard Fillmore 13th President of the United States, was Born in a Log Cabin in the Adjacent Field Jan 7, 1800 | ||
161 | Old Salt Road | In Summerhill, Rte. 90 | Summerhill, New York | In Summerhill, Rte. 90 | |||
162 | Old Salt Road | W. Side Rd. at Head Sherman Gulf | Summerhill, New York | W. Side Rd. at Head Sherman Gulf | |||
163 | Summerhill | In Summerhill on Rte. 90 | Summerhill, New York | Summerhill Formed from Locke as Plato 1831. Name Changed 1832 First Settlement made by Hezekiah Mix in 1797 One Mile west of Here. | |||
164 | Home of Gen. John S. Clark | on Co. Rd. #1148 1½ Mis. N.W. of Throopville | Throop, New York | Home of Gen. John S. Clark Born 1823. Died 1912. Civil Engineer, Historian, Civil War Officer and First Supervisor of Throop | |||
165 | Throopsville | Throopsville | Throop, New York | Throopsville | |||
166 | Town of Throop | Throopsville | Throop, New York | Town of Throop Formed 1859 from Portions of Aurelius, Mentz, and Sennett. Named after Former Governor Enos T. Throopn of Auburn | |||
167 | Wards Settlement | Near Tn.Line on road from Throopsville To Montezuma | Throop, New York | Wards Settlement Named from Jonas Ward and Son, Caleb, Who Settled here in 1796. First Settlement in Throop made Near here in 1790 by Ezekial Crane | |||
168 | Baptist Church | Stewarts Corners | Venice, New York | Baptist Church Founded June 9, 1795 by Elder David Irish present Church erected 1812-14 | |||
169 | Daniel Holley | 1 Mi.S. & 1/2 Mi. E. of Stewarts Cnrs. | Venice, New York | Home of Daniel Holley Settled here 1797. the Frame House Built Soon after Is Part of Barn | |||
170 | Indian Fields | Indian Fields on Rte. 34 So. of Venice Center | Venice, New York | Indian Fields Farms of the Cayugas before Revolution here White settlers Found Cleared and Cultivated Fields, Villages and Forts | |||
171 | Indian Fields | on Rte. 34 No. of Town Line | Venice, New York | Indian Fields Farms of the Cayugas before Revolution here White settlers Found Cleared and Cultivated Fields, Villages and Forts | |||
172 | Site of First Store | Poplar Ridge | Venice, New York | Site of First Store Built About 1800 by Jethro Wood, Inventor present Store Built from Some of Original Timbers | |||
173 | Town of Venice | Venice Center | Venice, New York | Town of Venice Set Off from Scipio 1823. Settled as Early as 1790. Joshua Murdock Came here in 1800 and Built a Homestead in 1816 | |||
174 | North Victory | At Intersection Rtes. 104 & 38 | Victory, New York | North Victory First Settlement by Conrad Phrozine in 1812. Here Is the Site of the Mill He Built | |||
175 | Town of Victory | In Victory | Victory, New York | Town of Victory Set Off from Cato 1821. First Settlements 1800 by John Mcneal and John Martin. Village Settled by James Gregory in 1806 | |||
176 | Westbury | 1½ Miles N.W. of Victory | Victory, New York | Westbury First Settled in 1806 by William and Jacob Burghduff. M.E. Church Organized 1816, Built 1838 |
See also
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ a b "New York State Historic Markers". New York State Historic Markers. New York Museum. 2009-05-05. Archived from the original on 2013-03-24.