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Onondaga Hill in Onondaga County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Francis Asbury

 
 
Frances Asbury Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, June 26, 2021
1. Frances Asbury Marker
Inscription. First bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church preached June 26, 1807, in Onondaga Court House then standing on this site.
 
Erected 1976 by Town of Onondaga.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is June 26, 1807.
 
Location. 43° 0.309′ N, 76° 11.052′ W. Marker is in Onondaga Hill, New York, in Onondaga County. It is on West Seneca Turnpike. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Syracuse NY 13215, 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, on the Great Lakes, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured
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as the crow flies: First County Courthouse (a few steps from this marker); Patriot Burials (approx. 0.4 miles away); County Poor House (approx. half a mile away); Gen. Ellis Cemetery (approx. half a mile away); War of 1812 (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Sanatorium (approx. 1.1 miles away); Anglers Assn. (approx. 1.7 miles away); Forman House (approx. 1.8 miles away).
 
Francis Asbury/Onondaga Court House Site image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, June 26, 2021
2. Francis Asbury/Onondaga Court House Site
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 28, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 26, 2021, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 360 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 26, 2021, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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