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Col. Comfort Tyler

 
 
Col. Comfort Tyler Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Lugnuts, October 31, 2020
1. Col. Comfort Tyler Marker
Inscription.
1764-1827
Revolutionary soldier, Col.
in War of 1812, surveyor,
engineer salt maker.
Settled here in 1811

 
Erected 1935 by State Department of Education.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & SettlersWar of 1812War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1811.
 
Location. 43° 0.982′ N, 76° 42.24′ W. Marker is in Montezuma, New York, in Cayuga County. It is at the intersection of New York State Route 31 and W. Loop Road ( Route 90), on the right when traveling west on New York State Route 31. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Montezuma NY 13117, 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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Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Seneca River Crossing Canals Historic District (approx. Ό mile away); Squagonna (approx. 0.3 miles away); Early Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away); A Landmark and Pride in Our Community (approx. 0.4 miles away); Montezuma Heritage Park (approx. 0.4 miles away); Opened in 1828 (approx. 0.4 miles away); Old Erie Canal (approx. 0.4 miles away); Salt Springs (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Montezuma.
 
Col. Comfort Tyler Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Lugnuts, October 31, 2020
2. Col. Comfort Tyler Marker
Col. Comfort Tyler Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Lugnuts, October 31, 2020
3. Col. Comfort Tyler Marker
( looking east )
Col. Comfort Tyler Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Lugnuts, October 31, 2020
4. Col. Comfort Tyler Marker
( looking west )
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 4, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 3, 2020, by Lugnuts of Germantown, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 318 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 3, 2020, by Lugnuts of Germantown, Wisconsin. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
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