List of New York State Historic Markers in Tompkins County, New York facts for kids
This is an incomplete list of New York State Historic Markers in Tompkins County, New York.
Listings county-wide
Marker name | Image | Date designated | Location | City or Town | Coords | Marker text | |
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1 | 1ST TOWN MEETING | On Nys 79 About 1/2 Mile West Of Slaterville Springs | Caroline, Town Of, New York | Held Here In Bush Taven, Made Of Hewn Logs; April 1811 William Rounsvell, Supervisor Capt. Levi Slater, Town Clerk | |||
2 | BLAIR HOMESTEAD | On Town Rd. About 2 Miles N. Of Speedsville | Caroline, Town Of, New York | Birthplace Of Austin Blair Civil War Governor Of Michigan Son Of George Blair Pioneer Settler 1809 | |||
3 | CABIN SITE | On Nys 79 At Caroline | Caroline, Town Of, New York | Cabin Built By Maria Earsley, 1794, For Home. First Settler In Caroline. First Trip From Roxbury, N.j. On Horseback With Son, John | |||
4 | CAMPING GROUND | On Nys 79 About 3/4 Mile W. Of Slaterville Springs | Caroline, Town Of, New York | Chief Wheelock Oneida Indian Killed In Action War Of 1812 | |||
5 | DEERLICKS | On Nys 330 About 2 Miles East Of Brooktondale | Caroline, Town Of, New York | On '76 Road Extension Indians And Early Settlers Here Obtained Their Salt '76 Road Built By Augustine Boyer, 1804 | |||
6 | DUTCH REFORMED | On Nys 79 About 1 Mile W. Of Slaterville Spgs. | Caroline, Town Of, New York | Church Site-cemetery-1820 First Church In Caroline Built 1820-Organized 1810 By The First Dominie Rev. Garret Mandeville | |||
7 | HOME OF | On Nys 79 At Caroline | Caroline, Town Of, New York | Nathaniel Tobey Who Emigrated From Bristol Co., Mass. Built Many New England Style Homes Here, 1810 | |||
8 | OLD GENUNG FARM | On Nys 79 About 2¼ Miles West Of Slaterville Spgs. | Caroline, Town Of, New York | Lot 93 Was Cleared By Moses And Benjamin Genung, Brothers, New Jersey Rev. Soldiers. Cabin Built In 1800. Owned By Family 125 Yrs. | |||
9 | OLD RICH TAVERN | On Nys 79 About 1/2 Mile East Of Caroline | Caroline, Town Of, New York | Built And Conducted By Captain David Rich Who Emigrated Here From Vermont 1795. Also Site Of Capt. Rich's Log Cabin | |||
10 | OLD TOBEY TAVERN | On Nys 79 About 1/2 Mile W. Of Caroline | Caroline, Town Of, New York | Built 1808. Inn Keepers, George Vickory And Nathaniel Tobey. Once Tobeytown. Now Village Of Caroline | |||
11 | QUICK HOMESTEAD | On Nys 330 About 2½ Miles East Of Brooktondale | Caroline, Town Of, New York | Built In 1823 By Henry Quick And Wife Sally Earsley, Who Came With First Settler From Roxbury (Montclair) New Jersey, 1794 | |||
12 | SETTLERS CABIN | On Nys 79, Slaterville Spgs. | Caroline, Town Of, New York | Built By Benoni Mulks Near Spring 1798–1801 Original Fireplace Stand- Ing. Boyceville's First Settlement | |||
13 | SITE OF | On Nys 79 About 1½ Miles W. Of Caroline | Caroline, Town Of, New York | Speed Blockhouse Built 1806 Of Squared Logs By John James Speed. Post Office Here 1806 Called Speedsville. Catskill Turnpike From Catskill To Bath, 1804 | |||
14 | SLATERVILLE | On Nys 79 At Slaterville Spgs. | Caroline, Town Of, New York | Magnetic Mineral Springs Discovered In Valley By Dr. William C. Gallagher Who Sunk The 1St Artesian Well Here In 1871 | |||
15 | SOUTH ENTRANCE TO | On Co. Rd. About 1 Mile East Of Slaterville Springs | Caroline, Town Of, New York | "Six Hundred Forest" Gorge Of Upper Six Mile Creek. Site Of Old "Bottom Mill", Sawmill Built 1808 | |||
16 | SPEEDSVILLE | On Co. Rd. At Speedsville | Caroline, Town Of, New York | Commons Incorporated State Park, 1858 Laban Jenks Early Settler Built House In 1819 (On Co. Rd. At Speedsville) | |||
17 | SPRINGFARM | On Co. Rd. About 3/4 Mile South Of Caroline | Caroline, Town Of, New York | Old Plantation Home Of Dr. Joseph Speed, Virginia Pioneer, 1805. Level Green Road Caroline Once Called Spencer | |||
18 | WEST OWEGO CREEK, N.W. | On Co. Rd. About 2½ Miles East Of Slaterville Springs | Caroline, Town Of, New York | Boundary "Boston Purchase" 230,400 Acres Of Indian Land Ceded By New York To Mass. 1787, To Settle Boundary Dispute | |||
19 | ARROW | On Co. Rd. About 2 Miles South Of Ellis | Caroline, Town Of, New York | Slave Burying Ground 45 Rods East Of This Point In Edge Of Woods Are Buries 14 Slaves Owned By Residents Of Town Of Caroline | |||
20 | NEW JERUSALEM | On Nys 96 About 1 Mile Southeast Of Danby | Danby, Town Of, New York | Church Site Organized 1816, Built 1824 Founded By Dr. Lewis Beers Physician, Pastor, Justice And Pioneer Settler, 1797 | |||
21 | THIS WAS THE | On Nys 96 At Danby | Danby, Town Of, New York | First Church In The Town Of Danby Organized 1807 Erected 1813 | |||
22 | 1ST BAPTIST CHURCH | On Co. Rd. At Etna | Dryden, Town Of, New York | Dryden, 1830. Organized 1804 1St Church Built, 1807 Rev. John Lasure, 1St Pastor | |||
23 | BIRTHPLACE OF | On Co. Rd. About 1½ Miles West Of West Dryden | Dryden, Town Of, New York | William R. "Daddy" George 1866–1936 Founder Of George Junior Republic | |||
24 | BRIDLE ROAD | On Nys 13 About 2¼ Miles West Of Dryden | Dryden, Town Of, New York | Virgil To Ithaca 1795 Built By Joseph Chaplin Dryden Center House Built By Benj. Aldrich Town Meetings Held Here | |||
25 | CHARLES W. SANDERS | On Town Rd. At Peruville | Dryden, Town Of, New York | 1805–1889 Author Of School Books Resided In West Dryden And Completed His "First Speller" Here | |||
26 | FIRST ROAD | On Co. Rd. At Malloryville | Dryden, Town Of, New York | In Tompkins County From East. Used By Many Early Settlers. Started By Joseph Chaplin; Contractor, May 5, 1792. Completed In 1795 | |||
27 | FIRST ROAD | On Nys 13 About 4 Miles Northeast Of Dryden | Dryden, Town Of, New York | In Tompkins County From East. Used By Many Early Settlers. Started By Joseph Chaplin; Contractor, May 5, 1792. Completed In 1795 | |||
28 | INDIAN CAMP | On Co. Rd. About 2 Miles Southeast Of Dryden | Dryden, Town Of, New York | Hunting And Fishing Grounds On Dryden Lake. Arrows, Sinkers And Flints Abound In Great Numbers | |||
29 | JOHN MILLER | On Co. Rd. About 3 Miles South Of Willow Glen | Dryden, Town Of, New York | First Governor Of North Dakota Born Here In Town Of Dryden Inaugurated 1889 | |||
30 | MALLORYVILLE | On Co. Rd. At Malloryville | Dryden, Town Of, New York | Settled By Samuel Mallory In 1826 Who Operated Here Chair And Cloth Factories. Once Site Of Howe And Watson And Wade Cooperages | |||
31 | MALLORYVILLE | On Co. Rd. At Malloryville | Dryden, Town Of, New York | About 1845 William Trapp Here Invented The First Successful Barrel-making Machine. Hamlet Later Became Cooperage Center | |||
32 | ONE MILE EAST ON HILL LOG CABIN | On Co. Rd. About 4 Miles S. Of Willow Glen | Dryden, Town Of, New York | Site Of Birthplace John Mc Graw, 1815–1877. Donor Mc Graw Hall, Cornell University Father Of Jennie Mc Graw Fiske, Cornell Benefactress | |||
33 | UNDERGROUND | On Town Rd. At Etna | Dryden, Town Of, New York | Railroad Home Of Hananiah Wilcox And Wife Nancy Ann Price Who Sheltered And Assisted Fugitive Slaves On Way To Canada | |||
34 | UNDERGROUND | On Town Rd. About 1/2 Mile West Of Etna | Dryden, Town Of, New York | Railroad Home Of William Hanford And Wife Altha C. Todd, Who Sheltered Fugitive Slaves On Way To Canada And Freedom | |||
35 | ARROW | On Co. Rd. About 3/4 Mile West Of West Dryden | Dryden, Town Of, New York | Wagonshed William R. George Conceived Of The Junior Republic Here. The Youthful Village Whose Motto Is "Nothing Without Labor" Was Founded July 10, 1895 | |||
36 | APPLEGATE TAVERN | On Nys 79 About 5 Mis. W. Of Ithaca | Enfield, Town Of, New York | Built By John Appelgate, 1807. Settled In Town 1805. 1St Schoolhouse In Town N. Of Tavern, Erected 1809 Applegate's Corners | |||
37 | INDIAN SITE | On Town Rd. Along Schuyler-tompkins Co. Line About 1 Mi. N. Nys 79 | Enfield, Town Of, New York | Early Iroquoian Village Arrows, Cracked Bones, Beads, Cooking Stones, Flint, Pieces Of Iroquoian Pottery Found | |||
38 | INDIAN VILLAGE | On Town Rd. Along Schuyler-tompkins Co. Line About 2 Mi. N. Nys 79 | Enfield, Town Of, New York | Circular Palisade Around Pond. Wall South From Gate Immense Early Iroquoian Site Here The Indians Obtained Clay For Pottery | |||
39 | VAN DORN | On Nys 79 About 4 Mis. W. Of Ithaca | Enfield, Town Of, New York | Tavern Site Built By Peter Van Dorn A Catskill Turnpike Milestone Stood At Van Dorn's Corners | |||
40 | WALLENBECK INN | On Town Rd. Along Schuyler-tompkins Co. Line About 1 Mi. S. Nys 79 | Enfield, Town Of, New York | Route Of Catskill Turnpike First Road Built In Town. Old Post Road And Stage Route Used From Mecklenburg To Kirby's, 1826 | |||
41 | CONGREATIONAL CHURCH | On Co. Rd. At West Groton | Groton, Town Of, New York | Organized 1816, Built 1832 First Service May 3, 1833 Centennial July 16, 1916 West Gronton, N.y. | |||
42 | CUMMINGS HOME | On Co. Rd. About 2 Mis. S. Of Summer Hill | Groton, Town Of, New York | Gurdon Cummings And Wife Abigail Pettis From Mansfield, Conn., Settled Here In 1810. Owned And Occupied By Four Generations Of Cummings. | |||
43 | ELM TREE INN | On County Rd. At Mclean | Groton, Town Of, New York | Site Of 1St Log Tavern In Mc Lean Built By Amasa Cobb, 1796. Giant Elm Was Native Forest Sapling When Tavern Was Built | |||
44 | INDIAN VILLAGE | On Nys 38 About 3 Mis. S. Of Groton | Groton, Town Of, New York | Favorite Hunting Ground Of Cayuga Indians And Other Local Tribes Near Owasco Creek | |||
45 | OLD BAPTIST | On Co. Rd. At Mclean | Groton, Town Of, New York | Church-1828 Founder Rev. Benj. Whipple 1St Pastor Rev. P.l. Platt Meetings Held Since 1805 | |||
46 | OLD EAST GROTON | On Nys 222 About 2 Mis. E. Of Groton | Groton, Town Of, New York | Cemetery And 1St Church Known As E. Congregational. Org. 1805. Site At Stickles Corners. Built Of Logs 1810 1St Pastor, Joshua Land, 1809 | |||
47 | OLD MILL SITE | On Nys 222 At Lafayette | Groton, Town Of, New York | Lafayette Gristmill Built By George Fish, 1818 Named Same Day General Marquis De Lafayette Visited Auburn, 1825 | |||
48 | SYLVESTER PENNOYER | On Nys 38 At Groton | Groton, Town Of, New York | 1831–1902 Born Here; Gov. Of Oregon 1886-94 Mayor City Of Portland, Oregon, 1896; Owner And Editor Oregon Herald, 1868–71 | |||
49 | CAYUGA INDIAN | On Columbia St. | Ithaca, City Of, New York | Winter Quarters Located On Exposed Flatlands Of This Gorge Below Wells Falls | |||
50 | END OF TURNPIKE | At Intersection Of Aurora St. & Railroad Ave. | Ithaca, City Of, New York | West To Old Boat Landing East Through Lansing "Enterprise" First Steamboat Launched On Lake 1820 Round Trip Two Days | |||
51 | OLD HOMESTEAD | On Parker Place | Ithaca, City Of, New York | Rev. Dr. Samuel Parker And Marcus Whiteman, Planned Here In 1833 Journey Which Saved Oregon To The Union. Indian Cemetery On Estate | |||
52 | OLDEST HOUSE | On Linn St. | Ithaca, City Of, New York | In Tompkins County, Built About 1800 By Abram Markle, Sold To Simeon De Witt And Used As Initial Point Of Survey For Early Turnpikes | |||
53 | ORIGINAL LANE | On East Buffalo St. | Ithaca, City Of, New York | Used By First Settlers: Yaple And Dumond Near State St.; Hennepaw On Cascadilla Creek | |||
54 | OWEGO-ITHACA | On Nys 96, S End Ithaca | Ithaca, City Of, New York | Turnpike, 1811–1841 R.r. Inc. 1828, Opened 1834 2Nd R.r. Chartered In State Inclined Plane 480 Ft. East | |||
55 | SIMEON DE WITT | On Dewitt Place | Ithaca, City Of, New York | Home Site And Burial Place 1756–1834 Surveyor Gen. Of N.y. State. Remains Removed To Albany Rural Cemetery 1854 | |||
56 | SITE OF | On Court St. | Ithaca, City Of, New York | First Court House A Primitive Hall Of Justice Built Of Wood In 1818 Erection Prevented Tompkins Co. Being Reannexed To Seneca And Cayuga Counties | |||
57 | TOLLGATE HOUSE | On Nys 34 At N. Bank Of Fall Creek At Lake St. Bridge | Ithaca, City Of, New York | Once Stood Upon Road And Traffic Passed Through Owego-ithaca Turnpike Surveyed As East Road 1792 On Indian Trails | |||
58 | TURNPIKE | On East State St. | Ithaca, City Of, New York | From Catskill To Bath Ran Originally Through State (Owego) St. Mail To Western Settlements Carried Over This Turnpike | |||
59 | CATSKILL | On Nys 79 About 1/2 Mi. W. Of Ithaca | Ithaca, Town Of, New York | Turnpike Stage Coach Route From Catskill To Bath 1815. Old Post Road & Mail Route Between Watkins & Ithaca | |||
60 | COREORGONEL | On Nys 13 & 34 About 2½ Mis. S.w. Ithaca | Ithaca, Town Of, New York | (Where We Keep Pipe Of Peace) Cayuga Indian Village Iroquois Six Nations Destroyed By Sullivan's Army September 24–25, 1779 | |||
61 | FISHER'S TAVERN | On Nys 13 & 34 About 2 Mis. S.w. Ithaca | Ithaca, Town Of, New York | Jackson's Tavern And Tollgate Sites 3/10 Mile South Irish Hill Road Corduroy Until 1853 Renamed Newfield Road 1903 | |||
62 | LINDERMAN TAVERN | On Nys 79 About 1/2 Mi. W. Of Ithaca | Ithaca, Town Of, New York | Built By Cornelius Linderman Settled In Town 1802 Site Of Log Cabin Panorama Of Cayuga Lake And City Of Ithaca | |||
63 | LUDLOW INN 1795 | On Co. Rd. At Ludlowville | Lansing, Town Of, New York | First Log Tavern, 1792 Log Gristmill, 1795 Built By Maj. Thomas Ludlow Early Settlers—silas, Henry And Thomas Ludlow, 1791 | |||
64 | LUDLOWVILLE-MYERS | On Hgts. W. Of Nys 34B Between Ludlowville & Myers | Lansing, Town Of, New York | Detachment Of Gen. John Sullivan's Army Under Col. Butler Camped On These Heights Sept. 24, 1779. Andrew Myers, Pioneer, 1791 | |||
65 | ROGUES HARBOR INN | At Intersection Of Nys 34 & 34B At South Lansing | Lansing, Town Of, New York | 1830, Built By D.d. Minier Son Of Gen. Abram Minier Who Located In Town 1788 And Lived On Site 1792 Libertyville Now S. Lansing | |||
66 | CONNECTICUT HILL | On Tn. Rd. About 3 Mis. W. Of Trumbull Corners | Newfield, Town Of, New York | Early Called Saxton Hill Highest Elevation (2097.2 Ft) In Tompkins County. Once Owned By State Of Connecticut | |||
67 | CONNECTICUT HILL | On Tn. Rd. About 3 Mis. W. Of Trumbull Corners | Newfield, Town Of, New York | Born Here, July 22, 1855, To Forest Ervay And Wife, Four Children, Known As Ervay Quadruplets; On Exhibition For Several Years | |||
68 | ABNER TREMAN | On Nys 96 At Trumansburg | Ulysses, Town Of, New York | First Settler And Founder Of Trumansburg Built His Log House Near This Spot In 1792 | |||
69 | ALGONKIAN SITE | In Taughannock Falls State Park | Ulysses, Town Of, New York | Indian Village Extending From Mouth Of Creek To Falls | |||
70 | CAMP HOUSE | On Lawn St., Trumansburg | Ulysses, Town Of, New York | Built In 1848 By Herman Camp Colonel Of Cavalry Nigara Frontier War Of 1812 | |||
71 | CAMP SITE | In Taughannock Falls State Pk. | Ulysses, Town Of, New York | Captain Jonathan Woodworth Revolutionary Soldier, Navigator And Surveyor With Exploring Expedition Camped Here In June 1788 | |||
72 | CAYUGA INDIAN | On Tn Rd. About 1/2 Mile West Of Waterbury | Ulysses, Town Of, New York | Fort And Burial Ground Earth Work On North Side Burial Ground Opposite Circular Earth Works S.e. Bluff Supported Palisade | |||
73 | HALSEY HOUSE | On Nys 96 At Halseyville | Ulysses, Town Of, New York | Built 1829 By Nicholl Halsey First Settler & Founder Of Halseyville | |||
74 | OLD COOPER INN | On Nys 96 At Jacksonville | Ulysses, Town Of, New York | Built By Thomas Cooper, 1823 Pioneer Settler, 1799 Ithaca-geneva Turnpike State Coach Route And Post Road, 1811 | |||
75 | SAMUEL WEYBURN | In Taughannock Falls State Pk. | Ulysses, Town Of, New York | Settled Here In 1790 The Hospitality Of His Log Cabin Home Saved Life Of Abner Treman, Rev. Soldier Caught In Blizzard 1793-4 |
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