Near Scipio Center in Cayuga County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Indian Fields

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, February 23, 2020

1. Indian Fields Marker

Inscription. Farms of the Cayugas
before Revolution
Here white settlers found
cleared and cultivated
fields, villages and forts

Erected 1932 by State Education Department.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities.

Location. 42° 43.971′ N, 76° 33.259′ W. Marker is near Scipio Center, New York, in Cayuga County. It is on New York State Route 34 half a mile north of Ford Road, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Scipio Center NY 13147, 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,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8

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other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Baptist Church (approx. 1.6 miles away); Waring Place (approx. 2.2 miles away); Cayuga County (approx. 2½ miles away); Home of Daniel Holley (approx. 3.1 miles away); Wheeler Home (approx. 3.2 miles away); Town of Scipio (approx. 3½ miles away); Emily Howland (approx. 3.9 miles away); Howland Stone Store Museum (approx. 3.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Scipio Center.

Also see . . . Cayuga Peoples. (Submitted on February 24, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.)

View of Surrounding Area image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, February 23, 2020

2. View of Surrounding Area

Credits. This page was last revised on February 26, 2020. It was originally submitted on February 24, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 829 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 24, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.