Elmira in Chemung County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Mark Twain Watering Trough

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 15, 2017

1. Mark Twain Watering Trough Marker

Inscription. One of four originally located beside the road to Quarry Farm. Moved to the college campus during the bicentennial year, 1976

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Man-Made Features. In addition, it is included in the The Spirit of ’76, America’s Bicentennial Celebration series list.

Location. 42° 5.877′ N, 76° 48.841′ W. Marker is in Elmira, New York, in Chemung County. It can be reached from the intersection of Park Place and West 7th Street, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located on the Elmira College Campus, on the east side of Park Place, near Mark Twain's Study. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 800 Park Place, Elmira NY 14901, 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,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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 New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Mark Twain in Elmira (within shouting distance of this marker); Mark Twain Study (within shouting distance of this marker); Elmira College (within shouting distance of this marker); Gillett Memorial Hall (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Tompkins Hall (about 400 feet away); St. Patricks Apartments (approx. 0.4 miles away); Elmira Gateway (approx. 0.4 miles away); Kopernik (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Elmira.

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sectionhead>More about this marker. Marker is a metal plaque, mounted at ground-level, on the front, right, bottom corner edge of the subject watering trough.

Also see . . . Mark Twain's Study. Clemens summered in Elmira at the home of his in-laws, the Langdon’s, for much of his adult life. He alternated between the Langdon mansion in Elmira and Quarry Farm up on a nearby hill. From the farm, which Clemens often walked to, the author could look over the Chemung valley. It was here, in an octagon study built for him by his sister-in-law, that he wrote his most famous works including The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court just to name a few. (Submitted on September 19, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Mark Twain Watering Trough (<i>marker visible at bottom right corner</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 15, 2017

2. Mark Twain Watering Trough (marker visible at bottom right corner)

Credits. This page was last revised on September 24, 2018. It was originally submitted on September 19, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 354 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 19, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.