Manlius in Onondaga County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Cape Cod Cottage
Slave running station
for shielding slaves
during Civil War
Erected 1939 by State Education Department.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • African Americans • War, US Civil.
Location. 42° 58.548′ N, 75° 55.074′ W. Marker is in Manlius, New York, in Onondaga County. It is on Palmer Road (County Route 169) 0.1 miles south of Owahgena Road (County Route 200), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4288 Palmer Road, Manlius NY 13104, 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, on the Great Lakes, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Drovers Tavern, 1820 (approx. half a mile away); First Tavern (approx. 0.8 miles away); Temperance House (approx. 1.1 miles away); First Steamboat (approx. 1.4 miles away); Indian Hill (approx. 2.7 miles away); a different marker also named Indian Hill (approx. 2.7 miles away); Verbeck Gravesite (approx. 2.9 miles away); Philemon Tuttle (approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manlius.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Buellville (was approx. 1½ miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Credits. This page was last revised on November 18, 2019. It was originally submitted on November 17, 2019, by Mollie of Syracuse, New York. This page has been viewed 774 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 17, 2019, by Mollie of Syracuse, New York. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

