Near Wheeler in Steuben County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Henry Harmon Spalding

Photographed by Bruce Kelly, July 26, 2021

1. Henry Harmon Spalding Marker

Inscription. Missionary to Indians of Northwest Territory and pioneer to State of Idaho, born here, Nov, 26, 1803.

Erected 1936 by New York State Education Department.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is November 26, 1803.

Location. 42° 24.65′ N, 77° 20.747′ W. Marker is near Wheeler, New York, in Steuben County. It is on New York State Route 53, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kanona NY 14856, 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,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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.

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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Site of the Office of Marcus Whitman M.D. (approx. 1½ miles away); Worker’s Memorial (approx. 2.7 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.4 miles away); Eight Mile Tree (approx. 3.8 miles away); Armed Services Memorial (approx. 3.8 miles away); Address by President Lincoln (approx. 4.3 miles away); Civil War Memorial (approx. 4.4 miles away); First Marine Division War Memorial (approx. 4.4 miles away).

Also see . . . Henry H. Spalding. (Submitted on July 29, 2021.)

Photographed by Bruce Kelly, July 26, 2021

2. Henry Harmon Spalding Marker

Looking north RT53 between Kanona and Wheeler, NY

Credits. This page was last revised on July 29, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 27, 2021, by Bruce Kelly of Perry, New York. This page has been viewed 348 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 27, 2021, by Bruce Kelly of Perry, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.