Cazenovia in Madison County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Crazy Luce
Legends & Lore
By Mollie, December 28, 2019
1. Crazy Luce Marker
Lucy Dutton, Lived ca. 1795
near Cazenovia Lake. Jilted
by man who wed her sister.
Went mad and wandered
Madison County for 30 years.Erected 2015 by New York Folklore Society and William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 14.)
Marker series. This marker is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation, and the William G. Pomeroy Foundation Legends & Lore Series marker series.
Location. 42° 55.47′ N, 75° 52.242′ W. Marker is in Cazenovia, New York, in Madison County. Marker is at the intersection of U.S. 20 and New York State Route 92, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 20. Marker is located in a parking area along the shore of Cazenovia Lake. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1485 US Route 20, Cazenovia NY 13035, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Cazenovia (within shouting distance of this marker); C&C Railroad (approx. 1.2 miles away); Atwell's Corners (approx. 1.8 miles away); Temperance House (approx. 3.2 miles away); Drovers Tavern, 1820
By Mollie, December 28, 2019
2. Crazy Luce Marker
Also see . . . Crazy Luce Legend. Story of "Crazy Luce" Dutton on the William G. Pomeroy Foundation website. (Submitted on December 28, 2019, by Mollie of Syracuse, New York.)
Additional keywords. folklore; mental illness
Categories. • Waterways & Vessels • Women •
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Credits. This page was last revised on December 30, 2019. This page originally submitted on December 28, 2019, by Mollie of Syracuse, New York. This page has been viewed 42 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 28, 2019, by Mollie of Syracuse, New York. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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