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

Applegate Tavern

Photographed by Mira Earls, January 5, 2023

1. Applegate Tavern Marker

Inscription.
Built by John Applegate, 1807. Settled in town 1805. 1st schoolhouse in town N. of tavern, erected 1809 Applegate's Corners

Erected 1932 by State Education Department.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1805.

Location. 42° 27.1′ N, 76° 36.676′ W. Marker is near Enfield, New York, in Tompkins County. It is at the intersection of Mecklenburg Road (New York State Route 79) and Applegate Road N, on the right when traveling west on Mecklenburg Road. 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 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

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8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Van Dorn Tavern Site (approx. one mile away); First Permanent Settlers (approx. 1.2 miles away); Town of Enfield (approx. 1.4 miles away); Poor House (approx. 3.2 miles away); Teeter Farm (approx. 3.2 miles away); The Log Meeting House (approx. 3.7 miles away); Hayts Chapel (approx. 3.7 miles away); Dann House (approx. 3.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Enfield.

Photographed by Mira Earls, January 5, 2023

2. Applegate Tavern Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 6, 2023, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 421 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 6, 2023, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.