Sennett in Cayuga County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
First Store
Photographed by Lugnuts, October 31, 2020
1. First Store Marker
In Village of Sennett
Opened 1795 by
Rufus Sheldon and
Chauncey Lathrop
First Post Office 1806
Erected 1932 by State Education Department.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1795.
Location. 42° 59.691′ N, 76° 31.973′ W. Marker is in Sennett, New York, in Cayuga County. It is at the intersection of Weedsport-Sennett Road (County Route 12C) and Turnpike Road (County Route 10A), on the left when traveling south on Weedsport-Sennett Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Auburn NY 13021, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Central New York, and in the Syracuse 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: First Tavern (within shouting distance of this marker); Blacksmith Shop (within shouting distance of this marker); This House (within shouting distance of this marker); Oldest Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Baptist Church (approx. Ό mile away); William McCreedy (approx. 3.1 miles away); In Memory of All American Veterans (approx. 3.1 miles away); a different marker also named Blacksmith Shop (approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sennett.
Photographed by Lugnuts, October 31, 2020
2. First Store Marker Reverse
Photographed by Lugnuts, October 31, 2020
3. First Store Marker
Photographed by Lugnuts, October 31, 2020
4. First Store Marker
The Blacksmith Shop marker can be seen left of center in the photo, next to the yellow traffic sign. There are five markers within yards of one another at this crossroads.
Photographed by Mira Earls, December 18, 2025
5. First Store Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 7, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 2, 2020, by Lugnuts of Germantown, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 411 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 2, 2020, by Lugnuts of Germantown, Wisconsin. 5. submitted on December 27, 2025, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
