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Ithaca in Tompkins County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Town of Ithaca

— Tompkins County Bicentennial —

 
 
Town of Ithaca Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mira Earls, October 25, 2022
1. Town of Ithaca Marker
Inscription.
In 1821 the southern third
of the town of Ulysses
became the town of Ithaca
in Tompkins County.

1817   Tompkins County   2017

 
Erected 2017 by Tompkins County.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1817.
 
Location. 42° 28.291′ N, 76° 30.201′ W. Marker is in Ithaca, New York, in Tompkins County. It is on East Shore Drive (New York State Route 34) 0.6 miles north of Route 13, on the left when traveling north. Located in East Shore Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ithaca NY 14850, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York and in the Southern Tier. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. 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 Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this
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marker: Stewart Park (approx. 0.6 miles away); Welcome to Stewart Park! (approx. 0.6 miles away); Cayuga Lake And The Erie Canal: (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Picnic Pavilion (approx. 0.6 miles away); Wharton Studio (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Movie Studio (approx. 0.7 miles away); Remington Point (approx. 0.7 miles away); Edwin Crowell Stewart (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ithaca.
 
Also see . . .
1. City of Ithaca. (Submitted on October 28, 2022, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
2. Ithaca, New York (Wikipedia). (Submitted on October 28, 2022, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
 
Town of Ithaca Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mira Earls, October 25, 2022
2. Town of Ithaca Marker
In front of Cayuga Lake
Town of Ithaca Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mira Earls, October 25, 2022
3. Town of Ithaca Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 28, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 26, 2022, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 328 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on October 26, 2022, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
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