Aurora in Cayuga County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

First Home

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, February 23, 2020

1. First Home Marker

Inscription. Built by a white man Capt. Roswell Franklin in Cayuga County 1789. He was an officer in Sullivan-Clinton Campaign.

Erected 2008 by Village of Aurora.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1789.

Location. 42° 45.576′ N, 76° 42.259′ W. Marker is in Aurora, New York, in Cayuga County. It is on Main Street (New York State Route 90) 0.1 miles north of Sherwood Road (County Route 42A), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Aurora NY 13026, 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

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8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Routes of the Armies (approx. ¼ mile away); Sequoia (approx. ¼ mile away); 1st Courthouse (approx. 0.3 miles away); Peachtown (approx. 0.3 miles away); Postal Service (approx. 0.4 miles away); Scipio Lodge (approx. half a mile away); Cayuga Lake Academy (approx. half a mile away); Scipio Lodge No. 110 (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Aurora.

First Home Marker Site image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Steve Stoessel

2. First Home Marker Site

Credits. This page was last revised on April 27, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 25, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 556 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 25, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.