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Homer in Cortland County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Childhood Home

 
 
Amelia Jenks Bloomer Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, August 9, 2020
1. Amelia Jenks Bloomer Marker
Inscription. Amelia Jenks Bloomer. Writer, speaker & activist, temperance, abolition and women's rights. 1818-1894.
 
Erected 2012 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, MusicCharity & Public WorkCivil RightsWomen. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list.
 
Location. 42° 38.394′ N, 76° 10.686′ W. Marker is in Homer, New York, in Cortland County. It is on North Main Street (U.S. 11) 0.1 miles north of Water Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 43 N Main St, Homer NY 13077, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York and specifically in Central New York. 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 walking distance of this marker: Barber Block (approx. 0.2 miles away); Education in Homer (approx. 0.3 miles away); Senior Living (approx. 0.3 miles away); Homer Village Green (approx. 0.3 miles away); David Hannum (approx. 0.3 miles away); John J. Arnold (approx. 0.4 miles away); Near This Spot (approx. 0.4 miles away); Rhoda Beebe (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Homer.
 
Also see . . .
1. 100 years of Women’s Suffrage. 19th Amendment ratified on August 19, 1920. (Submitted on August 10, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.) 

2. Amelia Bloomer. (Submitted on August 10, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.)
3. Old Homer Village Historic District - National Archives. National Register of Historic Places documentation (Submitted on January 22, 2024, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.) 
 
Childhood Home Of Amelia Bloomer image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, August 9, 2020
2. Childhood Home Of Amelia Bloomer
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 22, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 10, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 595 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 10, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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