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Howland Store

 
 
Howland Store Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, May 1, 2021
1. Howland Store Marker
Inscription. Built 1837- Slocum Howland Quaker, noted abolitionist, entrepreneur and land owner. Father of Emily Howland
 
Erected by Friends of the Stone Store, Cayuga County.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RRIndustry & Commerce.
 
Location. 42° 45.669′ N, 76° 37.279′ W. Marker is in Sherwood, New York, in Cayuga County. It is at the intersection of New York State Route 34B and Sherwood Road (County Route 42B), on the left when traveling south on New York State Route 34B. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2956 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 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
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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 (here, next to this marker); Pioneer Site (a few steps from this marker); Emily Howland (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Early Newspaper (approx. 1.4 miles away); Home of Jethro Wood (approx. 1.7 miles away); Cayuga County (approx. 2.1 miles away); Pioneer House (approx. 2.6 miles away); Wheeler Home (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sherwood.
 
Also see . . .
1. Slocum Howland. (Submitted on May 2, 2021, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.)
2. Howland Cobblestone Store - National Archives. National Register of Historic Places documentation (Submitted on October 26, 2023, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.) 
 
Howland Stone Store image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, May 1, 2021
2. Howland Stone Store
Howland Store Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, May 1, 2021
3. Howland Store Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 26, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 2, 2021, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 314 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on May 2, 2021, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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