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Ossian in Livingston County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Ossian Center

 
 
Ossian Center Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bruce Kelly, June 5, 2020
1. Ossian Center Marker
Inscription. Settled in 1804 by Judge Richard and James Porter. They, with their brother, Nathaniel, were the first settlers in the town
 
Erected 1932 by State Education Department.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1804.
 
Location. 42° 31.277′ N, 77° 46.749′ W. Marker is in Ossian, New York, in Livingston County. It is on Ossian Hill Rd (County Road 9), on the right when traveling east. Marker is located in front of the Ossian Town Hall building. Near the intersection of Ossian Hill Rd, Sugar Creek Rd, Linzy Rd, and McNinch Rd, at Ossian, NY. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4706 Ossian Hill Rd, Dansville NY 14437, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, in the Finger Lakes, and in the Rochester 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,
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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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ossian (a few steps from this marker); Isaac Hampton (within shouting distance of this marker); Gambrel Roofed Barn (approx. Ό mile away); The First Presbyterian Church of Ossian (approx. 0.4 miles away); Ossian in WWI (approx. 0.6 miles away); Fred C. Bonner Barn (approx. 1.1 miles away); Elias H. Geiger (approx. 2.6 miles away); One Room School (approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ossian.
 
Ossian Center Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bruce Kelly, June 5, 2020
2. Ossian Center Marker
Looking Northeast up Ossian Hill Rd. Closest marker is 'Ossian Center", further one is "Isaac Hampton"
Ossian Center Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bruce Kelly, June 5, 2020
3. Ossian Center Marker
Looking Southwest from Ossian Hill Rd. Closest marker is "Isaac Hampton", further one is "Ossian Center"
Near Ossian Center Marker location image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bruce Kelly, June 5, 2020
4. Near Ossian Center Marker location
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 21, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 8, 2020, by Bruce Kelly of Perry, New York. This page has been viewed 483 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 8, 2020, by Bruce Kelly of Perry, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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