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Morse House

 
 
Morse House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mollie, February 22, 2020
1. Morse House Marker
Inscription.
Joseph Morse, Eunice Bigelow
from Sherburne, Mass. 1796
founded "Log City" 1800
later named Eaton 1807
built this house 1802

 
Erected 1936 by State Education Department.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: ArchitectureSettlements & Settlers.
 
Location. 42° 50.964′ N, 75° 36.919′ W. Marker is in Eaton, New York, in Madison County. It is at the intersection of New York State Route 26 and Mill Street, on the left when traveling west on New York State Route 26. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5758 Mill St, Eaton NY 13334, 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Morse Mill Dam (approx. 0.2 miles away); Old Union School (approx. 0.2 miles away); WTM Engine Works (approx. Ό mile away); Eaton Church (approx. Ό mile away); Baptist Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); Site of Farm (approx. 0.6 miles away); Home of Cyrus and Elizabeth Heminway Finney (approx. 0.7 miles away); Toll Gate No. 2 (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Eaton.
 
Also see . . .
1. Joseph Morse House Pictures. (Submitted on February 22, 2020, by Mollie of Syracuse, New York.)
2. Morse House History - Library of Congress
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. (Submitted on February 22, 2020, by Mollie of Syracuse, New York.)
 
Exterior Side View of the Morse House image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mollie, February 22, 2020
2. Exterior Side View of the Morse House
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 25, 2020. It was originally submitted on February 22, 2020, by Mollie of Syracuse, New York. This page has been viewed 741 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on February 22, 2020, by Mollie of Syracuse, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
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