Tuscarora in Livingston County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Poetry Pioneer
Jessie Belle Rittenhouse
Photographed By Bruce Kelly, May 22, 2020
1. Poetry Pioneer Marker
Erected 2019 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 607.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Education • Women. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1869.
Location. 42° 39.273′ N, 77° 51.89′ W. Marker is in Tuscarora, New York, in Livingston County. Marker is on Dutch Street Road (County Road 30) 0.9 miles north of Begole Road (County Road 43), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7665 Dutch Street Rd, Mount Morris NY 14510, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Site of the Groveland Shaker Community (approx. 1.9 miles away); Sonyea Shaker Community (approx. 2.7 miles away); Old Genesee Valley Canal (approx. 2.7 miles away); Gardeau Tract (approx. 3.1 miles away); This Park Dedicated to the Men of 3rd U.S. Marines (approx. 4.4 miles away); In Honor of the Mount Morris Veterans
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More about this marker. Although placed at a cemetery, this marker indicates a nearby birth location and is not the burial place of Jessie Belle Rittenhouse (1869-1948).
Also see . . . Jessie Belle Rittenhouse (Wikipedia). (Submitted on July 14, 2022, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
Additional commentary.
1. MacArthur's Burial Site
Jessie Belle Rittenhouse was related to the MacArthur’s through her mother. Most of the MacArthurs of the Tuscarora hamlet, are buried in the nearby Mt. Morris Cemetery. Tuscarora is a small hamlet in the town of Mt. Morris, Livingston County, NY.
— Submitted July 13, 2022, by Douglas Morgan of The Villages, Florida.
Photographed By Bruce Kelly, May 22, 2020
2. Looking South on Dutch Street Rd.
MacArthur Road (circa 1860) is no longer a road it is a farm field access lane.
Photographed By Douglas Morgan
3. Jessie Belle Rittenhouse
Her Autobiography, “My House of Life”, held by the contributor
Credits. This page was last revised on July 15, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 24, 2020, by Bruce Kelly of Perry, New York. This page has been viewed 218 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 24, 2020, by Bruce Kelly of Perry, New York. 3. submitted on July 13, 2022, by Douglas Morgan of The Villages, Florida. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
