Near Union Springs in Cayuga County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Cayuga Castle
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, February 23, 2020
1. Cayuga Castle Marker
Cayuga village destroyed
In Sullivan Campaign
September 1779
Erected 1932 by State Education Department.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1779.
Location. 42° 48.748′ N, 76° 41.919′ W. Marker is near Union Springs, New York, in Cayuga County. It is at the intersection of New York State Route 90 and Great Gully Road, on the left when traveling south on New York State Route 90. 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 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Indian Mound (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Cayuga Castle (approx. 0.2 miles away); Routes of the Armies (approx. 0.2 miles away); Missionaries To The Cayuga (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Frontenac (approx. 0.7 miles away); Old Quarries (approx. 0.9 miles away); John Irving (approx. 1.4 miles away); Zobedia Alleman (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Union Springs.
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Photographed by Steve Stoessel, February 23, 2020
2. Cayuga Castle Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 27, 2020. It was originally submitted on February 26, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 824 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 26, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
