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Cairo in Greene County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

County Farm

 
 
County Farm Marker image. Click for full size.
January 1, 2007
1. County Farm Marker
Inscription. Erected 1883 to shelter Greene County's sick and destitute. Farm worked by residents. Closed 1962. Converted to County Office Bldg in 1963.
 
Erected 2015 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 233.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Charity & Public Work. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list.
 
Location. 42° 17.777′ N, 74° 0.128′ W. Marker is in Cairo, New York, in Greene County. It is on County Route 80. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cairo NY 12413, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York and in the Hudson Valley. 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 New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: World War (approx. 0.4 miles away); Depot (approx. 0.4 miles away); 1808 Sayre Home (approx. half a mile away); Town of Cairo (approx. 0.7 miles away); Mowers House (approx. 0.8 miles away); Cairo Fairgrounds (approx. 0.8 miles away); Aratoga Inn (approx. 1.1 miles away); Bell Factory (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cairo.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 30, 2019. It was originally submitted on April 29, 2019, by Deryn Pomeroy of Syracuse, New York. This page has been viewed 348 times since then and 11 times this year. Photo   1. submitted on April 29, 2019, by Deryn Pomeroy of Syracuse, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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