Cazenovia in Madison County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Crazy Luce
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Photographed by Mollie, December 28, 2019
1. Crazy Luce Marker
Lucy Dutton, Lived ca. 1795 near Cazenovia Lake. Jilted by man who wed her sister. Went mad and wandered Madison County for 30 years
Erected 2015 by New York Folklore Society and William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 14.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Waterways & Vessels • Women. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation Legends & Lore Series series list.
Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 42° 55.47′ N, 75° 52.242′ W. Marker was in Cazenovia, New York, in Madison County. It was at the intersection of U.S. 20 and New York State Route 92, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 20. The marker is located in a parking area along the shore of Cazenovia Lake. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 1485 US Route 20, Cazenovia NY 13035, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker was in Upstate New York, specifically in Central New York, and in the Syracuse Metropolitan Area. It was also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found 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 walking distance of this location: Cazenovia (within shouting distance of this marker); Planting Marker (approx. 0.3 miles away); Corner Stone (approx. 0.3 miles away); Black Locust Tree (approx. 0.3 miles away);
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Also see . . . Have You Ever Heard of Crazy Luce?. Big Frog 104 website entry (Submitted on December 18, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Additional keywords. folklore; mental illness
Photographed by Mira Earls, December 30, 2023
2. Crazy Luce Marker Missing from pole
Photographed by Mira Earls, December 30, 2023
3. Crazy Luce Marker Missing from pole larger view
Photographed by Mollie, December 28, 2019
4. Crazy Luce Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 12, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 28, 2019, by Mollie of Syracuse, New York. This page has been viewed 1,811 times since then and 89 times this year. Last updated on May 17, 2023, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1. submitted on December 28, 2019, by Mollie of Syracuse, New York. 2, 3. submitted on January 1, 2024, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. 4. submitted on December 28, 2019, by Mollie of Syracuse, New York. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
