Elbridge in Onondaga County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
First Log Cabin
Photographed by Yugoboy, May 22, 2014
1. First Log Cabin Marker
First Log Cabin
In the Town of Elbridge
Built by
Josiah Buck
1793
Erected 2006 by Town of Elbridge.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1793.
Location. 43° 1.696′ N, 76° 28.603′ W. Marker is in Elbridge, New York, in Onondaga County. It is on New York State Route 5 Ό mile west of Hamilton Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Elbridge NY 13060, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Central New York, and in the Syracuse Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, on the Great Lakes, 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 of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Doman House (approx. 0.9 miles away); This Lot (approx. one mile away); Industrial Area (approx. 1.3 miles away); Built about 1820 (approx. 1.4 miles away); Built Circa 1835 (approx. 1½ miles away); Elbridge (approx. 1.6 miles away); Munro Collegiate Institute (approx. 1.7 miles away); Elbridge Central (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Elbridge.
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Photographed by Yugoboy, February 14, 2014
2. First Log Cabin Marker and current structure on site, facing west
Photographed by Yugoboy, May 22, 2014
3. First Log Cabin Marker as seen facing east
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, September 14, 2019
4. A View of the Site during Summer
Credits. This page was last revised on September 26, 2019. It was originally submitted on September 27, 2017, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. This page has been viewed 514 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 27, 2017, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. 4. submitted on September 16, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
