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

Railroad Trestle

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, April 22, 2023

1. Railroad Trestle Marker

Inscription.
UI&E, EG&N, Lehigh Valley
Mott’s Corners/Brookton (Dale)
Wooden, Dec 18, 1875 - 90’ X 1600’
Metal, May 1889 - 85’ X 850’
Removed, Spring 1936

Erected 2002 by Bicentennial Committee.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Bridges & Viaducts • Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical date for this entry is December 18, 1875.

Location. 42° 23.013′ N, 76° 24.123′ W. Marker is in Brooktondale, New York, in Tompkins County. It is on Brooktondale Road (County Route 115) just west of Valley Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Brooktondale NY 14817, 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.

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8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Votes For Women (approx. 0.6 miles away); Cantine Mansion (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Old Mill (approx. 0.7 miles away); Six Mile Creek (approx. ¾ mile away); Besemers Station (approx. 0.9 miles away); Camping Ground (approx. 1½ miles away); Dutch Reformed (approx. 1.7 miles away); Deer Licks (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brooktondale.

Photographed by Mira Earls, June 13, 2023

2. Railroad Trestle Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 14, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 23, 2023, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 429 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 23, 2023, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. 2. submitted on June 13, 2023, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.

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