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

Early Newspaper

 
 
Early Newspaper Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, May 1, 2021
1. Early Newspaper Marker
Inscription. The Western Luminary, second in the county, was published in this house March 24, 1801
 
Erected 1935 by State Education Department.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Communications. A significant historical date for this entry is March 24, 1801.
 
Location. 42° 46.876′ N, 76° 37.489′ W. Marker is in Scipioville, New York, in Cayuga County. It is on New York State Route 34B 0.1 miles south of Levanna Road, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3371 NY-34B, Scipio Center NY 13147, 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: Pioneer Site (approx. 1.4 miles away); Howland Stone Store Museum (approx. 1.4 miles away); Howland Store (approx. 1.4 miles away); Emily Howland (approx. 1½ miles away); Cayuga County (approx. 2.6 miles away); East “Cayuga” (approx. 2.8 miles away); Site of “Cayuga” (approx. 2.8 miles away); Home of Jethro Wood (approx. 3 miles away).
 
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Early Newspaper Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, May 1, 2021
2. Early Newspaper Marker
Early Newspaper Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, May 1, 2021
3. Early Newspaper Marker
Early Newspaper Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, May 1, 2021
4. Early Newspaper Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 7, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 2, 2021, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 286 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. 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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