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1845 Seneca County Historic Court House Complex

 
 
1845 Seneca County Historic Court House Complex Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 19, 2017
1. 1845 Seneca County Historic Court House Complex Marker
Inscription.

The Three Bears
have been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
1845 • 1860 • 1845

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1845.
 
Location. 42° 40.605′ N, 76° 49.351′ W. Marker is in Ovid, New York, in Seneca County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (New York State Route 96A) and Seneca Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ovid NY 14521, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, and in the Finger Lakes. 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
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walking distance of this marker: Seneca County Court House Complex (here, next to this marker); War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); “Papa Bear” (a few steps from this marker); “Mama Bear” (a few steps from this marker); Edith B. Ford Memorial Library (within shouting distance of this marker); "Baby Bear" (within shouting distance of this marker); Thomas R. Lounsbury (approx. 0.2 miles away); Tillinghast Manor (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ovid.
 
Regarding 1845 Seneca County Historic Court House Complex. "The Three Bears" National Register Registration No. is 90NR02221.
 
Also see . . .
1. WAY BACK WHEN IN SENECA COUNTY: Another new home for county clerk’s office (2016 article). (Submitted on July 1, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Seneca County Courthouse Complex - National Archives. National Register of Historic Places documentation (Submitted on November 1, 2023, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.) 
 
1845 Seneca County Historic Court House Complex NRHP Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 19, 2017
2. 1845 Seneca County Historic Court House Complex NRHP Marker
Seneca County Historic Court House Complex image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 19, 2017
3. Seneca County Historic Court House Complex
"The Three Bears"
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 1, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 416 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on July 1, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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