Rome in Oneida County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Jervis Homestead
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, July 10, 2020
1. Jervis Homestead Marker
John B. Jervis, 1795-1885, built this home 1857-1858. Engineer for Erie Canal, NYC Croton Aqueduct and Harlem River High Bridge.
Erected 2019 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 583.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Railroads & Streetcars • Waterways & Vessels.
Location. 43° 13.127′ N, 75° 27.208′ W. Marker is in Rome, New York, in Oneida County. It is at the intersection of North Washington Street and Elm Street, on the right when traveling south on North Washington Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 613 North Washington Street, Rome NY 13440, 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 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Jervis Public Library (a few steps from this marker); Jervis Library (within shouting distance of this marker); Rome Court House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Senator John Fitzgerald Kennedy (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Central N.Y. School for the Deaf (approx. 0.4 miles away); Rome (approx. 0.4 miles away); Brigadier General Peter Gansevoort, Jr. (approx. 0.4 miles away); British Trenches (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rome.
Also see . . . John Jervis (Wikipedia). (Submitted on July 12, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.)
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, July 10, 2020
2. Jervis Homestead Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 13, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 12, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 320 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 12, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
