Near Poplar Ridge in Cayuga County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Wheeler Home
Cayuga County
Principal inventor of
harvesting machinery
Pres. Cayuaga Chief Co.
Mayor of City of Auburn
Erected 1995 by Assemblyman Dan Fessenden.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Agriculture.
Location. 42° 43.423′ N, 76° 37.006′ W. Marker is near Poplar Ridge, New York, in Cayuga County. It is at the intersection of New York State Route 34B and Nolan Road (Route 34B), on the right when traveling north on New York State Route 34B. Located opposite Ridgeway Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Poplar Ridge NY 13139, 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: Isaac Mekeel (approx. 0.9 miles away); Eliza Mosher (approx. one mile away); Home of Jethro Wood (approx. 1.3 miles away); Ledyard (approx. 2 miles away); Pioneer House (approx. 2.2 miles away); Emily Howland (approx. 2½ miles away); Howland Store (approx. 2.6 miles away); Howland Stone Store Museum (approx. 2.6 miles away).
Credits. This page was last revised on July 17, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 26, 2022, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 357 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 26, 2022, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 17, 2022, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.



