Sherman in Chautauqua County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Here Stood a Station of the Underground Railroad
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 18, 2018
1. Here Stood a Station of the Underground Railroad Marker
the Underground Railroad.
[escaped] Slaves were harbored in
the belfry of the
Presbyterian Church
originally on this site.
Erected by Yorker Museum.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Abolition & Underground RR.
Location. 42° 9.677′ N, 79° 35.761′ W. Marker is in Sherman, New York, in Chautauqua County. It can be reached from Church Street 0.1 miles north of Park Street. Marker is on the gated grounds of the Yorker Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 123 Park Street, Sherman NY 14781, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, and in the Southern Tier. It is also in the American Northeast, on the Great Lakes, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in 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,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Peter Ripley Residence (a few steps from this marker); Log Dwelling (a few steps from this marker); In Grateful Tribute (within shouting distance of this marker); To the Perpetual Memory (within shouting distance of this marker); Ebenezer Skellie (approx. 4.3 miles away); Pioneer Home (approx. 6.3 miles away); Chautauqua (approx. 7.2 miles away); Lewis Miller Cottage (approx. 7½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sherman.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 18, 2018
2. Here Stood a Station of the Underground Railroad Marker
The marker is pictured free-standing between the white and red buildings. The red building is the west side of the Peter Ripley Residence, bearing a marker at the front.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2018. It was originally submitted on May 19, 2018, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 453 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 19, 2018, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.
