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Otto in Cattaraugus County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Prof. of Nature

 
 
Prof. of Nature Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, April 28, 2019
1. Prof. of Nature Marker
Inscription.
Prof. of Nature
Anna Botsford Comstock 1854
-1930. Professor at Cornell
Author of handbook of
nature study as well as an
engraver and illustrator.

 
Erected 1998 by George E. Pataki, Governor.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: EducationEnvironmentWomen. A significant historical year for this entry is 1854.
 
Location. 42° 22.034′ N, 78° 49.739′ W. Marker is in Otto, New York, in Cattaraugus County. It is on North Otto Road (County Route 11) 0.1 miles north of Gibson Hill Road, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8441 North Otto Road, Cattaraugus NY 14719, 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, 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 the Haudenosaunee
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(Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Medora Ball Historical Museum (approx. 0.8 miles away); Otto Township Roll Of Honor (approx. 0.8 miles away); East Otto Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.1 miles away); East Otto Union School (approx. 4.1 miles away); Ahaz Allen (approx. 7.4 miles away); Fairgrounds (approx. 8 miles away); This Historic Bell (approx. 8.1 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 8.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Otto.
 
Prof. of Nature Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, April 28, 2019
2. Prof. of Nature Marker
Prof. of Nature Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, April 28, 2019
3. Prof. of Nature Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 28, 2019. It was originally submitted on April 28, 2019, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 807 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on April 28, 2019, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.
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