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

Gypsum Quarries

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, February 23, 2020

1. Gypsum Quarries Marker

Inscription.
Philip Yawger discovered gypsum here in 1802. This was the only known source in the United States at that time.

Erected by William G. Pomeroy Foundation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1802.

Location. 42° 51.994′ N, 76° 41.767′ W. Marker is near Union Springs, New York, in Cayuga County. It is on Route 90 ¾ mile north of New York State Route 326, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Union Springs NY 13160, 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 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker,

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measured as the crow flies: First School House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Stone School (approx. 1.2 miles away); Yawger Tavern (approx. 1.4 miles away); Cayuga Mine (approx. 1.4 miles away); Spring Mills (approx. 1½ miles away); Mill Pond Nature Trail (approx. 1½ miles away); 1840 Church (approx. 1.6 miles away); In Memory (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Union Springs.

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, February 23, 2020

2. Gypsum Quarries Marker

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 506 times since then and 40 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.