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

Atwell's Corners

 
 
Atwell's Corners Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mollie, December 28, 2019
1. Atwell's Corners Marker
Inscription.
Joseph Atwell, 1754-1834,
Revolutionary soldier
settled here 1792. Overseer
of Pompey Highways 1794
Owned lot in military tract

 
Erected 1932 by State Education Department.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & VehiclesSettlements & SettlersWar, US Revolutionary.
 
Location. 42° 55.5′ N, 75° 54.366′ W. Marker is in Cazenovia, New York, in Madison County. It is at the intersection of Pompey Hollow Road (County Route 9) and Hills Road, on the right when traveling north on Pompey Hollow Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3176 Pompey Hollow Road, Cazenovia NY 13035, 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 North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,
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New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Philemon Tuttle (approx. 1.7 miles away); Cazenovia (approx. 1.8 miles away); Planting Marker (approx. 2.1 miles away); Corner Stone (approx. 2.1 miles away); Black Locust Tree (approx. 2.1 miles away); Sun Dial (approx. 2.1 miles away); Douglas Firs / Pines Planted (approx. 2.1 miles away); The Dark Aisle (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cazenovia.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Crazy Luce (was approx. 1.8 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
 
Atwell's Corners Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mollie, December 28, 2019
2. Atwell's Corners Marker
Atwell's Corners Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, August 16, 2025
3. Atwell's Corners Marker
Atwell's Corners Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, August 16, 2025
4. Atwell's Corners Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 28, 2019, by Mollie of Syracuse, New York. This page has been viewed 984 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on December 28, 2019, by Mollie of Syracuse, New York.   3, 4. submitted on August 16, 2025, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
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