List of New York State Historic Markers in Madison County, New York
Appearance
This is an incomplete list of New York State Historic Markers in Madison County, New York.[1]
Listings county-wide
[edit]Marker name | Image | Location | City/Town | Coords | Marker text |
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BAPTIST CHURCH | On NYS 13 At New Woodstock | Cazenovia, Town Of, New York | 42°50′53.58″N 75°51′31.38″W / 42.8482167°N 75.8587167°W | First In Town Of Cazenovia. Unbroken Service Since Organization July 17, 1801. This Building Erected 1815. | |
CAZENOVIA | Cazenovia Lake | Cazenovia, Town Of, New York | Founding of the Village of Cazenovia | ||
FIRST COUNTY SEAT | On Seminary St. Between Sullivan & Lincklaen Sts. | Cazenovia, Town Of, New York | This Building Erectd For Court House 1810. Courts Held 1812-17. Sold To Methodists 1818. Conference Seminary Established 1824. | ||
EZRA CORNELL | On Co. Rd. about 3½ miles east of De Ruyter | De Ruyter, Town Of, New York | 300 Yards Up This Lane Stood His Boyhood Home In 1828 He Walked To Ithaca Where Later He Founded Cornell University. | ||
ARROW | On Co. Rd. about 5 miles east of De Ruyter | De Ruyter, Town Of, New York | Muller Hill Estate Of Louis A. Muller Who Located Here In 1808. | ||
ARROW | On NYS 13 At De Ruyter | De Ruyter, Town Of, New York | 3½ miles site of Boyhood Home Ezra Cornell Founder Of Cornell University | ||
BAPTIST CHURCH | On NYS 26 At Eaton | Eaton, Town Of, New York | 42°51′00.60″N 75°36′31.44″W / 42.8501667°N 75.6087333°W | Organized 1816. Erected 1819. Repaired And Improved 1856. Rev. J. Colley, 1St Minister. Rev. Nathaniel Kendrick, Pastor 1817–1833 | |
DR. JAMES PRATT | On NYS 26 At Eaton | Eaton, Town Of, New York | First Physician In Town Of Eaton, 1797, Taught First School In Homes Of Joseph Morse Col. Leland And Thomas Morris Alternately. | ||
FANNY FORESTER | On NYS 26 about 1/2 mile west of Eaton | Eaton, Town Of, New York | 42°51′05.92″N 75°38′46.08″W / 42.8516444°N 75.6461333°W | Author Of "Alderbrook Tales" Born Emily Chubbuck Aug. 22, 1817; Married Dr. A. Judson: Her Home "Underhill Cottage" Stood About On This Site. | |
HOME OF | On NYS 26 At Eaton | Eaton, Town Of, New York | 42°51′13.92″N 75°36′13.50″W / 42.8538667°N 75.6037500°W | Cyrus And Elizabeth Heminway Finney. Married July 25, 1797. Came From New England And Settled Here 1797. | |
MORSE HOUSE | On NYS 26 At Eaton | Eaton, Town Of, New York | 42°50′57.96″N 75°36′54.48″W / 42.8494333°N 75.6151333°W | Joseph Morse, Eunice Bigelow From Sherburne, Mass. 1796 Founded "Log City" 1800 Later Named Eaton 1807 Built This House 1802 | |
MORSE MILL DAM | On NYS 26 At Eaton | Eaton, Town Of, New York | 42°50′57.54″N 75°37′09.78″W / 42.8493167°N 75.6193833°W | Development Of Eaton Brook Water Power Begun By Joseph Morse 1796 Created County Industrial Center Lasting A Century To 1896 | |
N.Y. STATE SCHOOL | On US 20 At Morrisville | Eaton, Town Of, New York | Of Agriculture Morrisville, N.y. Established 1908 First Director, F.g. Helyar April 1, 1910 – November 15, 1917 | ||
N.Y. STATE SCHOOL | On US 20 At Morrisville | Eaton, Town Of, New York | Of Agriculture Morrisville, N.y. Established 1908 First Director, F.g. Helyar April 1, 1910 – November 15, 1917 | ||
SAGE TAVERN IN LOG CITY | On NYS 26, At Eaton | Eaton, Town Of, New York | Built And Run By Isaac Sage 1802. Oldest House In Village Of Eaton. | ||
SITE OF | On US 20 At Morrisville | Eaton, Town Of, New York | Champlain Battle 1615 [Arrow] Nichols Pond Park, On Oneida Indian Village Site 10 Miles North | ||
SITE OF FARM | On Tn. Rd. about 1/4 mile north of Eaton | Eaton, Town Of, New York | Brought In 1799 By Caleb Dunbar, Born Bridgewater, Mass., 1760. Married Hannah Drake, Born Eaton, Mass., 1762 | ||
SITE OF HOME | On NYS 26 about 2 miles northeast of Eaton | Eaton, Town Of, New York | 42°52′46.68″N 75°34′18.42″W / 42.8796333°N 75.5717833°W | 1793, Col. Joshua Leland. First Settler In This Valley. He Built First Grist Mill On Stream Between These Ponds. | |
SITE OF LOG HOUSE | On NYS 26 about 1/2 mile northeast of Eaton | Eaton, Town Of, New York | Of Levi Bonney, Born 1775, Married Rhoda Pratt. Came From Cornwal, Conn., 1795 First To Come And Remain In This Valley. | ||
TOLL GATE NO. 1 | On NYS 26 about 1 mile northeast of Eaton | Eaton, Town Of, New York | Peck's Port, Eaton And Georgetown Plank Road, 1849. Sawen Morse, 1St White Child Born In Eaton Was 1St Keeper Of This Gate. | ||
TOLL GATE NO. 2 | On NYS 26 about 1/2 mile west of Eaton | Eaton, Town Of, New York | 42°51′01.14″N 75°38′08.34″W / 42.8503167°N 75.6356500°W | Peck's Port, Eaton And Georgetown Plank Road, 1849. | |
Grain Pits | At Nichols Pond about 6 miles south of Canastota | Fenner, Town Of, New York | 43°00′16″N 75°44′28″W / 43.00444°N 75.74111°W | These pits are remains of community storage cellars for corn, beans and squash. USed by the Iroquois Indians | |
INDIAN SPRING | At Nichols Pond about 6 miles south of Canastota | Fenner, Town Of, New York | This Was Outside The Area Of The Fort And Not Protected By The Palisades | ||
ONEIDA STONE | At Nichols Pond about 6 miles south of Canastota | Fenner, Town Of, New York | Of 1615 Oneida Means People Of The Standing Stone. In Each Village Was Such An Altar And Council Place | ||
Site of CHAMPLAIN BATTLE | On Tn. Rd. about 6 miles south of Canastota | Fenner, Town Of, New York | 43°00′9″N 75°44′29″W / 43.00250°N 75.74139°W | Here Champlain Aided By Huron Indians Attacked The Stockaded Oneida Village Oct. 10-16, 1615 | |
MULLER HILL | On Tn. Rd. about 1½ miles west of Georgetown | Georgetown, Town Of, New York | 42°46′09.00″N 75°46′47.88″W / 42.7691667°N 75.7799667°W | Estate Of Louis A. Muller, Distinguished French Refugee Who Located Here In 1808. Doubtless Nobleman Fleeing From Vengeance Of Napoleon | |
ARROW | On NYS 80 At Georgetown | Georgetown, Town Of, New York | 42°46′08.10″N 75°44′19.02″W / 42.7689167°N 75.7386167°W | Muller Hill Estate Of Louis A. Muller Who Located Here In 1808. | |
MADISON STREET CEMETERY | On Madison St. At Hamilton | Hamilton, Town Of, New York | Established About 1830 Elisha Payne Founder Of The Village Of Hamilton Is Buried Here | ||
1/4 MILE LEFT | On NYS 12B about 3¾ miles south of Hamilton | Lebanon, Town Of, New York | Stood The Home Of Col. Wm. S. Smith Aide To Washington And Abigail Adams Smith See Marker Ahead | ||
1/4 MILE LEFT | On NYS 12B about 4¼ miles south of Hamilton | Lebanon, Town Of, New York | Stood The Home Of Col. Wm. S. Smith Aide To Washington And Abigail Adams Smith See Marker Ahead | ||
HERE IN 1788 STOOD | On Co. Rd. about 2 miles south of Eaton | Lebanon, Town Of, New York | The Bark Hut Of Bates, Stowell And Salisbury, First Settlers Of What Is Now Madison County | ||
HOUSE BUILT BY | On Co. Rd. about 2 miles south of Eaton | Lebanon, Town Of, New York | Enoch Stowell, Jr. Early Settler. Home Of Horace Stowell, Prominent Abolitionist. Station Of Underground Railway | ||
SMITH'S VALLEY | On Co. Rd. At Randallsville | Lebanon, Town Of, New York | Col. W.s. Smith & Family Early Settlers & Owners Of Great Tracts Of Land In This Section | ||
HOME OF | On NYS 13 At Intersectionof Peterboro St.. & Rasback St., Canastota | Lenox, Town Of, New York | Milton Delano Clerk Of Town Of Old Lenox. Twice Elected Sheriff Of Madison County Member Of Congress, 1888–1892 | ||
HOME OF | On Main St. At Canastota | Lenox, Town Of, New York | Thomas Barlow Historian, County Judge In 1843, Member Of The New York State Senate, 1844–1847 | ||
QUALITY HILL | On NYS 5 about 2 miles west of Canastota | Lenox, Town Of, New York | Green A Company Of Horse Artillery Drilled Here During The War Of 1812 | ||
SITE OF | On NYS 31 At Messinger Bay | Lenox, Town Of, New York | Erected In 1814 By George Messinger | ||
SITE OF | On US 20 At Canastota | Lenox, Town Of, New York | Champlain Battle 1615 [Arrow] Nichols Pond Park an Oneida Village site 6 miles south | ||
TO SITE OF | On Tn. Rd. At Clockville | Lincoln, Town Of, New York | Champlain Battle 1615 [Arrow] | ||
WELSH CHURCH | On US 20 1 mile east of Nelson | Nelson, Town Of, New York | One Mile [Arrow] Welsh Congregational Society Founded June 22, 1850 Present Church Building Erected 1876 | ||
TO SITE OF | On County Rd. At Peterboro | Smithfield, Town Of, New York | Champlain Battle 1615 [Arrow] | ||
TO SITE OF | On Mile Strip Rd. about 6 miles south of Canastota | Smithfield, Town Of, New York | Champlain Battle 1615 [Arrow] | ||
ARROW | On County Rd. about 2 miles northwest of Peterboro | Smithfield, Town Of, New York | 500 Feet Gerrit S. Miller Home Of Early Imported Holstein Cattle. | ||
BIRTHPLACE | On NYS 46 about 1 mile south of Munnsville | Stockbridge, Town Of, New York | W. Dempster Hoard, Born Oct. 10, 1839. Governor Of Wisconsin 1889-90 Founder Hoard's Dairyman | ||
WILLIAM NEWTON CLARKE | On Seminary St. Between Sullivan & Lincklaen Sts. | Cazenovia, Town Of, New York
42° 55' 52.068" -75° 51' 15.408" |
42°55′52.07″N 75°51′15.41″W / 42.9311306°N 75.8542806°W | 1841–1912 preacher, teacher and author of books on modern theological thought. | |
WTM ENGINE WORKS | Behind the A-n-W Gas Station in Eaton, NY | Eaton, Town Of, New York | 42°51′01.50″N 75°36′39.90″W / 42.8504167°N 75.6110833°W | Site of wood tabor & Morse's steam engine mfg. 1852–1893 maker of the first 4-wheel drive steam traction engine. Worlds largest steam engine co. in the 1880s | |
TEMPERANCE HOUSE | On NYS 92, ½ Mile East of Oran, NY | Cazenovia, Town Of, New York | 42°57′46.62″N 75°54′21.06″W / 42.9629500°N 75.9058500°W | Served as turnpike tavern for almost 60 YRS. Built and opened by Cyrenus Bartholomew in 1815. Closed in 1872 when the Chenango R.R. opened and passed it by. | |
LATERAL CANAL | In the village of Chittenango, NY, on Parker Ln, next to the Sullivan Free Library. | Sullivan, Town Of, New York | 43°02′39.00″N 75°51′59.00″W / 43.0441667°N 75.8663889°W | Company incorporated 1818. Canal in use by 1824. Site of turn-around basin for canal boat transportation north to the grand old erie. |
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]- ^ "New York State Historic Markers". New York State Historic Markers. New York Museum. 2009-05-05. Archived from the original on March 24, 2013.