Niles in Cayuga County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Boyhood site 1802-1818 Millard Fillmore 13th President of the United States
Photographed by Larry Day, September 28, 2022
1. Boyhood site 1802-1818 Millard Fillmore 13th President of the United States Marker
Erected 1976 by Town of Niles.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #13 Millard Fillmore series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1802.
Location. 42° 48.013′ N, 76° 20.062′ W. Marker is in Niles, New York, in Cayuga County. It is on Carver Road 0.9 miles north of North Glen Haven Rd. (County Route 66A). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Skaneateles NY 13152, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Mill (approx. 0.6 miles away); New Hope Named (approx. 0.7 miles away); Home of Charles Kellogg (approx. 1.8 miles away); Kelloggsville (approx. 1.8 miles away); Steeple Bell (approx. 3½ miles away); Site of Glen Haven House (approx. 3.6 miles away); Spafford Veterans Memorial (approx. 4 miles away); Borodino Hall (approx. 4.1 miles away).
Regarding Boyhood site 1802-1818 Millard Fillmore 13th President of the United States. There's no longer a dwelling structure here, just a square area overgrown with locust trees that's within the
this page online
It's interesting to think that within walking distance in the hamlet of New Hope is where a young Millard met his future wife, Abigail Powers. She was a few years younger than he, yet was his teacher as he attended the New Hope Academy for a year to expand his studies. They hit it off, then he went on to study law under Judge Wood in Montville before marrying Miss Powers in 1826.
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.
Also see . . . Wiki link regarding Millard Fillmmore.
Fillmore was born into poverty in the Finger Lakes area of New York State, and his parents were tenant farmers during his formative years. Though he had little formal schooling, he rose from poverty by diligent study to become a successful attorney. He became prominent in the Buffalo area as an attorney and politician, and he was elected to the New York Assembly in 1828 and to the House of Representatives in 1832.(Submitted on September 28, 2022, by Larry Day of Locke, New York.)
Photographed by Larry Day, September 28, 2022
2. East view from small park where historic marker is located.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 29, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 28, 2022, by Larry Day of Locke, New York. This page has been viewed 816 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 28, 2022, by Larry Day of Locke, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
