Near Elizabethtown in Essex County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Edgar P. Wadhams

Edgar P. Wadham Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Steve Stoessel

1. Edgar P. Wadham Marker

Inscription. First bishop of the Diocese of Ogdensburg was born in this house May 21, 1817. He was consecrated May 5, 1872 - died December 5, 1891.

Erected 1963 by St. Elizabeth’s Church.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is May 21, 1817.

Location. 44° 14.304′ N, 73° 34.247′ W. Marker is near Elizabethtown, New York, in Essex County. It is on U.S. 9, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Elizabethtown NY 12932, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York,

in the Adirondacks & North Country,

and in the Champlain Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Great North Woods,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured

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as the crow flies: John Brown’s Body (approx. 2.1 miles away); Elizabethtown War Memorials (approx. 2.1 miles away); Maccabee Hall and Other Lewis Landmarks (approx. 2½ miles away); Lewis Hotel and Central School (approx. 2.6 miles away); Inez Milholland (approx. 2.6 miles away); Atlas F Missle Silo Site in Lewis, NY and War Veterans (approx. 2.7 miles away); Town of Lewis Veterans Park (approx. 2.7 miles away); Toll-Gate House (approx. 5.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Elizabethtown.

Edgar P. Wadhams Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Donna L Haynes, April 26, 2023

2. Edgar P. Wadhams Marker

House near the Edgar P. Wadhams Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, July 13, 2019

3. House near the Edgar P. Wadhams Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 13, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 491 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 13, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. 2. submitted on April 28, 2023, by Donna L Haynes of Essex, New York. 3. submitted on July 14, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.