Near Clinton in Oneida County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Elihu Root
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, May 25, 2020
1. Elihu Root Marker
Secretary of War
Secretary of State
United States Senator
Recipient of Nobel Peace Prize 1912
Was born in this building
February 15, 1845
Erected 1947 by State Education Department.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. A significant historical date for this entry is February 15, 1845.
Location. 43° 3.098′ N, 75° 24.39′ W. Marker is near Clinton, New York, in Oneida County. It is on North Road 0.1 miles north of College Hill Road (County Route 13), on the right. The marker is on the Hamilton College campus. North Road is a one way loop around center of campus. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Clinton NY 13323, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York and in the Mohawk Valley. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Great North Woods, 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: Hamilton College Chapel (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hamilton College (about 500 feet away); Kirkland College (about 800 feet away); Harding Farm (approx. 0.6 miles away); First Grist Mill (approx. 0.8 miles away); Chenango Canal (approx. 1.2 miles away); Ginko Biloba (approx. 1.3 miles away); Washington Tract (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clinton.
Also see . . . Elihu Root. Wikipedia
this page online
via Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, unknown
2. Elihu Root
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Photographed by Steve Stoessel, May 25, 2020
3. Elihu Root Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 17, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 26, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 426 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 26, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. 2. submitted on November 17, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on May 26, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
