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

Telegraph Road

Photographed by Bruce Kelly, July 12, 2020

1. Telegraph Road Marker

Inscription. Route of New York and Erie telegraph line constructed in 1848, under the supervision of Ezra Cornell founder of Cornell University

Erected 1932 by State Education Department.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Education • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1848.

Location. 42° 33.42′ N, 77° 49.753′ W. Marker is in Dansville, New York, in Livingston County. It is on Nunda-Dansville Rd (New York State Route 436), on the right when traveling west. 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,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

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least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Home - 1850 (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bisbeetown (approx. 0.3 miles away); Indian Cabin (approx. 0.3 miles away); Fred C. Bonner Barn (approx. 3½ miles away); Isaac Hampton (approx. 3½ miles away); Ossian Center (approx. 3.6 miles away); Ossian (approx. 3.6 miles away); Gambrel Roofed Barn (approx. 3.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dansville.

Photographed by Bruce Kelly, July 12, 2020

2. Telegraph Road Marker

Looking west on Rt 436 between Dansville and Nunda, NY

Photographed by Bruce Kelly, July 12, 2020

3. Telegraph Road Marker

Looking east on Rt 436 between Dansville and Nunda, NY

Credits. This page was last revised on July 13, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 12, 2020, by Bruce Kelly of Perry, New York. This page has been viewed 874 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 12, 2020, by Bruce Kelly of Perry, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.