Nelson in Madison County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
First Town Meeting
Photographed by Mira Earls, January 8, 2023
1. First Town Meeting Marker
On April 7, 1807 citizens met here on Rufus Weaver's farm to elect first Town of Nelson officials.
Erected 2020 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 729.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. A significant historical date for this entry is April 7, 1807.
Location. 42° 53.793′ N, 75° 46.673′ W. Marker is in Nelson, New York, in Madison County. It is at the intersection of Erieville Road (County Route 67) and Old State Road, on the left when traveling north on Erieville Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cazenovia NY 13035, 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 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Welsh Church (approx. 1.6 miles away); Dorothy Riester House and Studio (approx. 3 miles away); No. Nine School (approx. 3 miles away); Belmont School (approx. 3½ miles away); S&CV Railroad (approx. 3.6 miles away); The Syracuse & Chenango Valley Railroad (approx. 3.6 miles away); Site of Belmont Powder Mill (approx. 3.7 miles away); American Legion Post 88 Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.2 miles away).
Also see . . . Nelson, New York (Wikipedia). (Submitted on January 8, 2023, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
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Photographed by Mira Earls, January 8, 2023
2. First Town Meeting Marker
Photographed by Mira Earls, January 8, 2023
3. Boulder next to the Marker
Site of the
First Town Meeting
April 7, 1807
Credits. This page was last revised on January 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 8, 2023, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 313 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 8, 2023, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
