Sherwood in Cayuga County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Emily Howland
1827-1929
Photographed by Steve Stoessel
1. Emily Howland Marker
founded the Sherwood Select School 1872,
lived here
Erected 1935 by State Education Department.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Education • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1872.
Location. 42° 45.593′ N, 76° 37.254′ W. Marker is in Sherwood, New York, in Cayuga County. It is on New York State Route 34B 0.1 miles south of Sherwood Road (County Road 42B), on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2933 NY-34B, 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 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Howland Stone Store Museum (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Howland Store (about 500 feet away); Pioneer Site (about 500 feet away); Early Newspaper (approx. 1½ miles away); Home of Jethro Wood (approx. 1.6 miles away); Cayuga County (approx. 2.1 miles away); Wheeler Home (approx. 2½ miles away); Pioneer House (approx. 2½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sherwood.
Also see . . . Emily Howland ( Wikipedia). (Submitted on May 2, 2021, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.)
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Photographed by Steve Stoessel
2. Emily Howland Home
Credits. This page was last revised on July 17, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 2, 2021, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 329 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 2, 2021, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
