Forest Home in Ithaca in Tompkins County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Former Industry
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba
1. Former Industry Marker
Grist, Saw, Woolen, Plaster & Gunpowder Mills, Foundry & Furniture Factory once tapped Fall Creek waterpower here in Forest Home.
Town of Ithaca 1996
Erected 1996 by Town of Ithaca.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1996.
Location. 42° 27.183′ N, 76° 28.262′ W. Marker is in Ithaca, New York, in Tompkins County. It is in Forest Home. It is on Forest Home Drive west of Pleasant Grove Drive (County Route 122), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 140 Forest Home Dr, 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pearl S. Buck (approx. 0.2 miles away); Forest Home (approx. 0.3 miles away); Cornell University (approx. half a mile away); A Stream of Opportunities (approx. 0.6 miles away); Veterinary College (approx. 0.6 miles away); Judd Falls (approx. 0.7 miles away); East Ithaca (approx. 0.8 miles away); Redbud Woods (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ithaca.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 6, 2023, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 252 times since then and 15 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on April 6, 2023, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
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