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Ellen Y. Miller

 
 
Ellen Y. Miller Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, April 21, 2013
1. Ellen Y. Miller Marker
Inscription. First woman in NYS to be elected county clerk, 1919-1940. She held public office longer than any other woman of her time
 
Erected by George E. Pataki, Governor.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1919.
 
Location. 42° 15.279′ N, 79° 30.301′ W. Marker is in Mayville, New York, in Chautauqua County. It can be reached from North Erie Street (New York State Route 394) near East Chautauqua Street ( Route 430). Located in front of Mayville Town Hall. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mayville NY 14757, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, and in the Southern Tier. It is also in the American Northeast, on the Great Lakes, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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
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Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: In Honor (a few steps from this marker); Susan B. Anthony (a few steps from this marker); Land Office (a few steps from this marker); First Courts (within shouting distance of this marker); The Holland Land Company Vault (within shouting distance of this marker); Chautauqua Lake Region (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of Scott Tavern (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Donald McKenzie (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mayville.
 
Ellen Y. Miller Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, April 21, 2013
2. Ellen Y. Miller Marker
Ellen Y. Miller Marker in background image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, April 21, 2013
3. Ellen Y. Miller Marker in background
(Stone Memorial In Foreground)
In honor of all military personnel and veterans who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks on our nation September 11, 2001.

Presented by the Chautauqua County Joint Veterans Council September 11, 2003
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 8, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 22, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 652 times since then and 13 times this year. Last updated on May 8, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on April 22, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
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