Bouckville in Madison County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Col. Joshua Leland
1793
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 13, 2017
1. Col. Joshua Leland Marker
to settle in this valley
Col. Joshua Leland
wife, Waitstill, & 10 children.
Builder of grist mills, saw
mills and also innkeeper.
Erected by the Leland Family.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1793.
Location. 42° 52.771′ N, 75° 34.313′ W. Marker is in Bouckville, New York, in Madison County. Marker is at the intersection of Fargo Road (New York State Route 26) and New York State Route 46, on the left when traveling west on Fargo Road. Mounted at eye-level on a pole and located at the SE corner of the intersection. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3214 Fargo Rd, Bouckville NY 13310, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Chenango Canal (approx. 1.2 miles away); Toll Gate No. 1 (approx. 1.3 miles away); First Hop Yard (approx. 1.9 miles away); Home of Cyrus and Elizabeth Heminway Finney (approx. 2.4 miles away); Baptist Church (approx. 2.8 miles away); Eaton Church (approx. 2.8 miles away); Old Union School (approx. 2.8 miles away); WTM Engine Works (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bouckville.
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1. Col Joshua Leland (1741-1810).
Son of Joshua Sr. & Ruth Morse Leland. Husband of Waitstill Greenwood whom he married in 1786 in Sherborn, MA. Was the first permanent settler in the town, coming in 1793 and settling in Lot 74, part of which is now occupied by Wilbur Crane. (Submitted on April 25, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
2. Col. Leland, the Dunbar House and the Leland Pond History.
A NYS Historic Marker denoting its famous founding family, the family of Joshua Leland, today marks the site but of course, a marker cannot tell the full story. An avid astronomer, hotel owner and miller, Leland was a favorite of the many Native Americans who fished the ponds and who regarded the Col. and his wife Waitstil with great esteem. The Leland Family also ran an ashery that made potash and in fact it is how the Col. died. When on a trip to Albany with this much needed commodity, Leland was killed when the barrel of potash they were carrying on a wagon rolled off and fell on him as he was ascending a steep hill on the Cherry Valley Turnpike. (Submitted on April 25, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 13, 2017
2. Col. Joshua Leland Marker (wide view)
Photographed By Susan A. Dalaba, June 22, 2023
3. Col. Joshua Leland Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 24, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 25, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 355 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 25, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. 3. submitted on June 22, 2023, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
