Near Canastota in Madison County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Lenox Anti-Slavery Society

LA-SS

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, September 14, 2019

1. Lenox Anti-Slavery Society Marker

Inscription. 300 feet north of here, the Lenox Anti-Slavery Society was organized at the former First Presbyterian Church on December 7, 1836

Erected 2006 by Town of Lenox.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Abolition & Underground RR. A significant historical date for this entry is December 7, 1836.

Location. 43° 4.01′ N, 75° 46.51′ W. Marker is near Canastota, New York, in Madison County. It is on New York State Route 5, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Canastota NY 13032, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York,

specifically in Central New York,

and in the Syracuse Metropolitan Area.

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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker,

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measured as the crow flies: Quality Hill Green (a few steps from this marker); Amelia Earhart (approx. half a mile away); Birthplace of Gen. Chauncey Barnes Reese (approx. one mile away); Town Of Lenox WWII Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); Lenox and Canastota War Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); Home of Milton Delano (approx. 1.2 miles away); Trinity Episcopal Church (approx. 1.2 miles away); First Baptist Church (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Canastota.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 14, 2019. It was originally submitted on September 14, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 418 times since then and 23 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on September 14, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.