Ithaca in Tompkins County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The Three Pioneers
on four hundred acres of the
old maize lands of the Iroquois
The Three Pioneers
Jacob Yaple Isaac Dumond Peter Hinepaw
from Kingston NY cast seed and in
September 1789 brought their families
twenty souls built houses
and began the settlement of Ithaca
Erected by DeWitt Historical Society of Tompkins County.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1789.
Location. 42° 26.436′ N, 76° 29.802′ W. Marker is in Ithaca, New York, in Tompkins County. It is at the intersection of Seneca Street (New York State Route 79) and Tioga Street, on the right when traveling west on Seneca Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Seneca Street Parking Garage, Ithaca NY 14850, 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 walking distance of this marker: Ezra Cornell (within shouting distance of this marker); Town of Ithaca (within shouting distance of this marker); DeWitt Park Historic District (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ithaca Conservatory of Music (about 400 feet away); Ithaca Conservatory of Music 31st Anniversary (about 500 feet away); Ithaca College (about 500 feet away); Jupiter (about 600 feet away); Tompkins County (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ithaca.
Also see . . . The History Center in Tompkins County. (Submitted on June 25, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Credits. This page was last revised on June 25, 2017. It was originally submitted on June 25, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 737 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 25, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.

