Aurora in Cayuga County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

1st Courthouse

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, May 1, 2021

1. 1st Courthouse Marker

Inscription. In Cayuga County, erected here c. 1795, consisting of crotched posts and poles covered with brush, in use for several years

Erected by William G. Pomeroy Foundation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1795.

Location. 42° 45.351′ N, 76° 42.097′ W. Marker is in Aurora, New York, in Cayuga County. It is at the intersection of Court Street and Lafayette Street, on the right when traveling north on Court Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Aurora NY 13026, 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 Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking

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distance of this marker: Peachtown (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Postal Service (about 700 feet away); Scipio Lodge (approx. 0.2 miles away); Cayuga Lake Academy (approx. ¼ mile away); Scipio Lodge No. 110 (approx. 0.3 miles away); First Home (approx. 0.3 miles away); Patrick Tavern (approx. 0.4 miles away); Birthplace of Theodore Ledyard Cuyler (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Aurora.

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, May 1, 2021

2. 1st Courthouse Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 3, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 1, 2021, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 272 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 1, 2021, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.