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

Elias H. Geiger

Photographed by Bruce Kelly, June 22, 2020

1. Elias H. Geiger Marker

Inscription. Elias H. Geiger 1819-1895. Built this home in 1871. Orphaned at age 7. Became a carpenter, farmer, owner of steam sawmills and large tracts of land.

Erected 2016 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 301.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Architecture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1871.

Location. 42° 31.262′ N, 77° 43.658′ W. Marker is near Dansville, New York, in Livingston County. It is on Geiger Rd 0.3 miles north of McCurdy Road (County Route 49), on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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 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,

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and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: One Room School (approx. 2.2 miles away); Ossian in WWI (approx. 2.2 miles away); The First Presbyterian Church of Ossian (approx. 2.4 miles away); Gambrel Roofed Barn (approx. 2½ miles away); Site of First House in Dansville (approx. 2½ miles away); Isaac Hampton (approx. 2.6 miles away); Ossian Center (approx. 2.6 miles away); Ossian (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dansville.

Also see . . . Geiger, Elias H., House. National Register of Historic Places form, National Archives. (Submitted on September 20, 2023, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)

Photographed by Bruce Kelly, June 22, 2020

2. Elias H. Geiger Marker

This view is towards the north on Geiger Road, Dansville, NY

Photographed by Bruce Kelly, June 22, 2020

3. Elias H. Geiger Marker

Looking South on Geiger Rd, Dansville, NY

House built in 1871 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bruce Kelly, June 22, 2020

4. House built in 1871

Elias H. Geiger house image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bruce Kelly, June 22, 2020

5. Elias H. Geiger house

Credits. This page was last revised on September 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 22, 2020, by Bruce Kelly of Perry, New York. This page has been viewed 387 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 22, 2020, by Bruce Kelly of Perry, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.