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Yaphank in Suffolk County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Mary L. Booth

 
 
Mary L. Booth Marker image. Click for full size.
July 16, 2017
1. Mary L. Booth Marker
Inscription. Lived in this house from 1831-1845. Author, editor, suffragist, Woman's Rights Convention Secretary 1855 and 1860.
 
Erected 2017 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 375.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, MusicCivil RightsWomen. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list.
 
Location. 40° 50.202′ N, 72° 54.942′ W. Marker is in Yaphank, New York, in Suffolk County. It is on East Main Street. Located at the Mary L. Booth House Museum. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Yaphank NY 11980, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the New York City Metropolitan Area and on Long Island. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lily Lake (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Camp Upton (approx. 1.9 miles away); Longwood Estate (approx. 2.1 miles away); Ca. 1740 Cemetery (approx. 2.9 miles away); Carman's Mill (approx. 2.9 miles away); Fort St. George (approx. 3½ miles away); Poospatuck Res. (approx. 4.4 miles away); Woodhull Grave (approx. 4.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Yaphank.
 
Also see . . .  Mary Louise Booth (Wikipedia). "Mary Louise Booth (April 19, 1831 – March 5, 1889) was an American editor, translator and writer. She was the first editor-in-chief of Harper's Bazaar." (Submitted on April 29, 2019.) 
 
Mary L. Booth Marker facing eastward towards the house. image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Alexander Erwin, June 11, 2021
2. Mary L. Booth Marker facing eastward towards the house.
<i>Miss Mary Booth</i> image. Click for full size.
Photo courtesy of Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congress, circa 1855/1865
3. Miss Mary Booth
The Booth Kinney House image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Alexander Erwin, June 11, 2021
4. The Booth Kinney House
Plaques on the Booth Kinney house. image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Alexander Erwin, June 11, 2021
5. Plaques on the Booth Kinney house.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 17, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 25, 2019, by Deryn Pomeroy of Syracuse, New York. This page has been viewed 536 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on April 25, 2019, by Deryn Pomeroy of Syracuse, New York.   2. submitted on June 11, 2021, by Alexander Erwin of East Patchogue, New York.   3. submitted on April 29, 2019.   4, 5. submitted on June 11, 2021, by Alexander Erwin of East Patchogue, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
 
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