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Interlaken in Seneca County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Town of Covert

— Tompkins County Bicentennial —

 
 
Town of Covert Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mira Earls, May 21, 2023
1. Town of Covert Marker
Inscription.
Part of Iroquoia, then one of first 9 towns when Tompkins County was formed in 1817. Returned to Seneca County in 1819.
 
Erected 2017 by Tompkins County.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Political SubdivisionsSettlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1817.
 
Location. 42° 36.832′ N, 76° 43.466′ W. Marker is in Interlaken, New York, in Seneca County. It is on S. Main Street (New York State Route 96) south of Orchard Street, on the left when traveling south. Located in front of the Town of Covert Municipal Building which is also American Legion Post 462. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8469 S Main Street, Interlaken NY 14847, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, and in the Finger Lakes. 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
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(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: Old School House (approx. Ό mile away); The Beehive (approx. 0.4 miles away); Lake View Cemetery Civil War Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); Lakeview View Cemetery Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); Sullivan Trail (approx. 2 miles away); Busy Bee Ferry (approx. 2.4 miles away); Old Baptist Church (approx. 3.4 miles away); Butcher Hill (approx. 4.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Interlaken.
 
Also see . . .
1. Town Of Covert, NY. (Submitted on May 24, 2023, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
2. Covert, New York (Wikipedia). (Submitted on May 24, 2023, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
 
Town of Covert Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mira Earls, May 21, 2023
2. Town of Covert Marker
Town of Covert Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mira Earls, May 21, 2023
3. Town of Covert Marker
Town of Covert Veterans Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mira Earls, May 21, 2023
4. Town of Covert Veterans Monument
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 24, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 21, 2023, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 359 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 21, 2023, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
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