Ithaca in Tompkins County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Cornell University

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 18, 2017

1. Cornell University Marker

Inscription.

New York's land-grant university,
founded 1865 by Ezra Cornell
"Where any person can find
instruction in any study."

Erected 1996 by the Town of Ithaca.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1865.

Location. 42° 26.747′ N, 76° 28.179′ W. Marker is in Ithaca, New York, in Tompkins County. It is on Judd Falls Road north of Campus Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: On campus south of the Dairy Barn, Ithaca NY 14853, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York

and in the Southern Tier.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles

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of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Judd Falls (approx. 0.2 miles away); East Ithaca (approx. 0.4 miles away); Pearl S. Buck (approx. 0.4 miles away); Veterinary College (approx. 0.4 miles away); Forest Home (approx. 0.4 miles away); Former Industry (approx. half a mile away); A Stream of Opportunities (approx. ¾ mile away); Simeon De Witt (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ithaca.

Also see . . . Cornell University Official Website. (Submitted on June 24, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 18, 2017

2. Cornell University Marker

Looking north toward the Dairy Barn

Cornell University Marker - Repainted Brown image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, September 26, 2020

3. Cornell University Marker - Repainted Brown

Credits. This page was last revised on May 8, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 24, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 768 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 24, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on May 6, 2026, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York.