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Rome in Oneida County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Jesse Williams

 
 
Jesse Williams Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Tim Fillmon, February 6, 2015
1. Jesse Williams Marker
Inscription. Northwest 35 rods Jesse Williams in 1851 inaugurated the cheese factory system thus revolutionizing dairying.
 
Erected 1970 by Oneida County D.P.W.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: AgricultureIndustry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1851.
 
Location. 43° 15.678′ N, 75° 26.332′ W. Marker is in Rome, New York, in Oneida County. It is on Fish Hatchery Road (New York State Route 46) just north of Rome-Westernville Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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 the North Atlantic Region, 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 Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Francis Bellamy (approx. 2.2 miles away); Rome Cemetery (approx. 2.2 miles away); The Grave of Francis Bellamy (approx. 2.2 miles away); The ALCM (approx. 2½ miles away); Townsend E. Griffiss (approx. 2½ miles away); Brothers-in-law in War and Peace (approx. 2½ miles away); Mohawk Valley (approx. 2½ miles away); The Central N.Y. School for the Deaf (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rome.
 
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Jesse Williams Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Kevin W., May 14, 2024
2. Jesse Williams Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 24, 2021, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 542 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on January 24, 2021, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.   2. submitted on May 14, 2024, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.
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