Martinsburg in Lewis County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Site of First Lewis County Clerk’s Building

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, July 10, 2020

1. Site of First Lewis County Clerk’s Building Marker

Inscription.
Site of first Lewis County Clerk's building. Built 1847. County seat was moved to Lowville in 1864.

Erected 2014 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1847.

Location. 43° 44.196′ N, 75° 28.142′ W. Marker is in Martinsburg, New York, in Lewis County. It is on New York State Route 26 south of Magdelene Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Martinsburg NY 13404, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York

and in the Adirondacks & North Country.

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 5 miles of this marker,

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measured as the crow flies: Greystone Manor (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hough’s Cave (approx. 1.1 miles away); One Room School (approx. 2 miles away); Village of Lowville Lions Park (approx. 3.6 miles away); Lewis County Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (approx. 4 miles away); Stone Church (approx. 4 miles away); Lewis County Fairgrounds (approx. 4.1 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Martinsburg.

Also see . . . First Lewis County Clerk's Office - National Park Service. Download National Register of Historic Places documentation (Submitted on March 12, 2024, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, July 10, 2020

2. Site of First Lewis County Clerk’s Building Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 12, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 11, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 243 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 11, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.