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Sidney in Delaware County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Acer Saccharum

Sugar Maple

— Family • Aceraceae —

 
 
Acer Saccharum Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 7, 2023
1. Acer Saccharum Marker
Inscription. Native Americans made flour from the inner bark of this native tree.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & ArchaeologyHorticulture & ForestryIndigenous Peoples and Communities.
 
Location. 42° 18.861′ N, 75° 24.143′ W. Marker is in Sidney, New York, in Delaware County. It can be reached from the intersection of River Street and Dunham Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sidney NY 13838, 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, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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 New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Mayor Elwood "Dixie" Davis (here, next to this marker); January 1996 Flash Flood In The Susquehanna River Basin (within shouting distance of this marker); Larry "L.T." Thrower (within shouting distance of this marker); The Covered Bridge at Sidney (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); High Water Mark (about 400 feet away); The Susquehanna River's Food Chain (about 400 feet away); Sidney Firemen's Memorial Park (about 500 feet away); The Susquehanna River (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sidney.
 
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Acer Saccharum Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, June 15, 2024
2. Acer Saccharum Marker
Acer Saccharum Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 7, 2023
3. Acer Saccharum Marker
Acer Saccharum Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 7, 2023
4. Acer Saccharum Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 18, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 241 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on April 18, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio.   2. submitted on August 19, 2024, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York.   3, 4. submitted on April 18, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 21, 2026