List of New York State Historic Markers in Tioga County, New York
This is an incomplete list of New York State Historic Markers in Tioga County, New York.[1]
Listings county-wide
Marker name[1] | Image | Date designated | Location | City or Town | Coords | Marker text | |
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1 | CARANTOUAN | On Nys 17 At W. End Of Waverly | Barton, New York |
Spanish Hill, 650 Ft. South Where Etienne Brule, Scout Of Champlain Came In 1615. The First White Explorer Known To Reach This Region | |||
2 | ELLIS CREEK | On Nys 17 About 1½ Miles East Of Waverly | Barton, New York |
Named In Honor Of Ebenezer Ellis, Revolutionary Soldier. Pioneer In Forest 1787 This Community-ellistown | |||
3 | MAUGHANTOWANO | On Nys 17 About 4½ Miles East Of Waverly | Barton, New York |
Where In Spring Of 1779 Encamped Sawyer And Cowley American Soldiers With Four Indian Captors En Route To British Lines | |||
4 | SITE OF | On Nys 17 At W. Waverly | Barton, New York |
Shepard Tavern Built About 1816 By John Shepard & Enlarged By Isaac Shepard In 1825 Destroyed By Fire 1853 | |||
5 | THE FIRST | On Intersection Nys 17 & 34 At North End Of Waverly | Barton, New York |
Grist Mill On Cayuta Creek, Built Here Soon After 1800 By George Walker. Was Active For A Century | |||
6 | JAMES MCMASTER | On Co. Rd., N. End Vlge. Of Candor | Candor, New York |
Pioneer, Revolutionary Soldier To Whom Was Granted Title "Mcmaster's Half Township" 1788 Lies Buried Near Here | |||
7 | LINE OF | On Nys 223, Vlge. Of Candor | Candor, New York |
Ithaca & Owego R.r. Inc. 1828 Second Chartered In State Operated By Horse Power For First Six Years | |||
8 | BY TRADITION THIS | On Nys 38, Village Of Newark Valley | Newark Valley, New York |
Maple Tree Was Blazed In 1786 Spared When Indian Trail Was Widened Into Wagon Road | |||
9 | WADE FARM | On Nys 38 About 2 Mis. S.w. Of Village Of Neward Valley | Newark Valley, New York |
Purchased 1833 By Lewis Wade 1791–1862, Musician War Of 1812. Owned And Worked Successively By Lewis Wade; William Wade; Edgar O. Wade; Floyd E. Wade | |||
10 | ASBURY CHURCH | On Co. Rd. 5 Mis. West Of Village Of Nichols | Nichols, New York |
Erected 1822-23 Society Formed 1818 By Rev. John Griffing With Members Elijah, Phebe, Ann, Mariah And Daniel Mcd. Shoemaker | |||
11 | BEFORE 1800 THIS ROAD LED | On Nys 283 At Lounsberry | Nichols, New York |
To A Ferry Across The Susquehanna River To Tioga Center, Operated By John Decker And Gideon Cortright, Rev. Soldier | |||
12 | COXE'S MANOR | On Nys 283 About 2½ Miles West Of Owego | Nichols, New York |
31,470 Acres Of Land Along This Susquehanna Valley Were Granted To Daniel Coxe And Associates By The Crown Of England January 15, 1775 | |||
13 | LOUNSBERRY | On Nys 283 At Lounsberry | Nichols, New York |
Formerly Named Canfield Corners Benjamin Lounsberry Settled Here In 1793. Exra Canfield First Postmaster | |||
14 | 1828 | On Court St., Vlge. Of Owego | Owego, New York |
Old Academy Building On The Site Of The First Schoolhouse Of Owego Settlement Built Of Logs About 1797 | |||
15 | A LOG HOUSE | On W. Front St., Vlge. Of Owego | Owego, New York |
First Permanent Building In This Part Of The Valley Built 1785 Near Here By James Mcmaster & Party | |||
16 | CAMPVILLE | On Nys 17C About 6 Miles East Od Village Of Owego | Owego, New York |
Named In Honor Of Col. Asa Camp Revolutionary Soldier Who Settled Here In 1800 & Conducted 1St Tavern | |||
17 | FIRST SAWMILL | On Nys 17 At W. End Vlge. Owego | Owego, New York |
In Owego, Built By James Mcmaster & Amos Draper Before 1791, Stood Just Above This Bridge | |||
18 | FIRST TAVERN | On Church St., Vlge. Of Owego | Owego, New York |
In Owego, Built By Captain Luke Bates In 1795, Stood Here First Town Meeting Held In Tavern | |||
19 | HERE THE | On Front St., Vlge. Of Owego | Owego, New York |
Indian Trail From Cayuga Lake Joined The Susquehanna Trail Traveled Paths Long Before Coming Of The White Man | |||
20 | ISAAC HARRIS | On Old Nys 17 At S. End Of Vlge. Of Apalachin | Owego, New York |
Who Settled Here In 1786 Was Delegate To Philadel- Phia In 1790 And Secured Squatters Rights From The Patentees Of Coxe's Manor | |||
21 | ITHACA-OWEGO R.R. | On Nys 17, Vlge. Of Owego | Owego, New York |
Second Chartered In State Inc. June 28, 1828 Crossed The Village Park To Terminus On Site Of Ahwaga Park | |||
22 | JAS. MC MASTER | On Nys 17, Vlge. Of Owego | Owego, New York |
Was Granted Title To The West Half Of Township Site Of Present Village Of Owego 1788 | |||
23 | NICHOLAS | On Nys 96 At Erie R.r. Crossing, Vlge. Of Owego | Owego, New York |
Delaware Warrior Successful Farmer Among The Pioneers; Whose Squaw Gave Name To Squaw Island, Claimed This Flat | |||
24 | OWAGEO | On Nys 17 At N. End Bridge Over Susquehanna R., Vilge. Of Owego | Owego, New York |
An Indian Village Burned August 19, 1779 By Gen. Clinton's Force Enroute To Join General Sullivan | |||
25 | OWEGO | On Nys 96 At Erie R.r. Crossing, Vlge. Of Owego | Owego, New York |
Birthplace Of Erie Here Was Held Convention December 20, 1831 To Further The Charter Of New York And Erie Railroad | |||
26 | OWEGO & ITHACA | On Nys 96 At N. End, Vlge. Of Owego | Owego, New York |
Turnpike Incorporated 1807 Giving Northern Settlement Access To Markets Of Pennsylvania & Maryland | |||
27 | OWEGO FEMALE SEMINARY | On Nys 17C,vlge. Of Owego | Owego, New York |
Opened In 1828 By Juliette M. Camp. Owego Female Institute In 1843 Headed By Prof. And Mrs. Joseph M. Ely | |||
28 | TAVERN - 1831 | On County Rd. At Apalachin | Owego, New York |
Built By Pioneer Merchant Ransom Steele The Barnaby Academy Was Located Here Several Years During The Civil War | |||
29 | TOLL BRIDGE | On Nys 17 At S. End Of Bridge Over Susquehanna River | Owego, New York |
Of 1828, Swept Away By Flood Of 1867. Trestle Bridge Of 1868, Purchased By Village, 1881. Steel Bridge Erected, 1893. | |||
30 | DUNHAMVILLE | On Nys 38 About 1/2 Mile S. Of Village Of Richford | Richford, New York |
Experimental City State Proposed In 1828 By Wm. Dunham, Merchant, First Postmaster, And Supervisor Of Richrord. | |||
31 | EARLY TURNPIKE | At Intersection Nys 38 & 79 At Vlge. Of Richford | Richford, New York |
Commission Of 1797: "To Lay Out The Road Leading From Catskill Landing To Catherinestown In The County Of Tioga." | |||
32 | FIRST CHURCH | On Nys 38, Vlge. Of Richford | Richford, New York |
Organied 1821, Built 1823 By Purtan Settlers. Rebuilt In 1854. Original Bell Now In Use | |||
33 | PUBLIC SQUARE | On Nys 96 At Erie R.r. Crossing, Vlge. Of Owego | Richford, New York |
Granted By Deed To The Town Of Richford By The Pioneers Ezek. Rich & Stephen Wells October 9, 1821 | |||
34 | SITE OF | On Nys 38, Vlge. Of Richford | Richford, New York |
The Old Abbey Built 1813 By Samuel Smith Who Kept A Tavern Here. The Richford Post Office Established Here In 1830. | |||
35 | SPENCER WAS THE | On Nys 34, Vlge. Of Spencer | Spencer, New York |
County Seat 1811–1822 On This Lot Stood The Old Court House Destroyed By Fire 1821 | |||
See also
- 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
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