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500 Feet → Fort Hill

 
 
500 Feet → Fort Hill Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, August 28, 2015
1. 500 Feet → Fort Hill Marker
Inscription.
500 Feet

Fort Hill
Prehistoric Indian fort.
Traditional birthplace
of Chief Logan.
Now a cemetery.

 
Erected 1932 by New York State Education Department.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesIndigenous Peoples and Communities.
 
Location. 42° 55.719′ N, 76° 34.329′ W. Marker is in Auburn, New York, in Cayuga County. It is at the intersection of Genesee Street and Fort Street, on the right when traveling east on Genesee Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 180 Genesee Street, 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 the North Atlantic Region, 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: In Memory of the Soldiers and Sailors (within shouting distance of this marker); Martha Coffin Wright (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); During the War of 1812 (about 300 feet away); In Memory of the Famous 299th (about 400 feet away); Enos T. Throop 1784-1874 (about 400 feet away); Theodore Medad Pomeroy (about 500 feet away); The Medal of Honor (about 500 feet away); St. Peter's Church (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Auburn.
 
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Eastward image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, August 28, 2015
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Westward image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, August 28, 2015
3. Westward
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 15, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 4, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 751 times since then and 26 times this year. Last updated on February 14, 2021, by Jason R. Surratt of Aurora, Colorado. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on September 4, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
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