Marathon in Cortland County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Dr. Japheth Hunt

1711 - 1808

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 11, 2019

1. Dr. Japheth Hunt Marker

Inscription.
Retired Army surgeon
First Marathon settler
arrived with family 1794
by canoes, up Tioughnioga [River]

Erected 1983 by Seven Towns Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • Science & Medicine • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1794.

Location. 42° 26.468′ N, 76° 2.023′ W. Marker is in Marathon, New York, in Cortland County. It is on Main Street (New York State Route 221) west of Cortland Street/Broome Street (U.S. 11), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Marathon NY 13803, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York

and specifically in Central New York.

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.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Civil War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Flag Pole (a few steps from this marker); War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Vietnam War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); First Baptist Church Bell (within shouting distance of this marker); Peck Library (within shouting distance of this marker); A.C. Baker & Son (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hulbert's Block (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marathon.

Also see . . . Marathon NY. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on December 25, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 11, 2019

2. Dr. Japheth Hunt Marker

At far right side of photo, looking east along Main Street

Credits. This page was last revised on December 25, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 11, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 410 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 11, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.