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

Catskill Turnpike

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, October 9, 2020

1. Catskill Turnpike Marker

Inscription.
Stage coach route from Catskill to Bath 1815. Old post road & mail route between Watkins & Ithaca

Erected 1932 by State Education Department.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1815.

Location. 42° 26.905′ N, 76° 32.14′ W. Marker is in Ithaca, New York, in Tompkins County. It is on Mecklenburg Road (Route 79) west of Westhaven Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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 Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Military Lots (approx.

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0.4 miles away); Old Stone Heap (approx. 0.8 miles away); Hayts Chapel (approx. 1.4 miles away); The Cascadilla Boathouse (approx. 1.6 miles away); Louis Agassiz Fuertes Memorial Bird Sanctuary & Overlook (approx. 1.6 miles away); Toni Morrison (approx. 1.7 miles away); St. James AME Zion (approx. 1.7 miles away); St. James AME Zion Church (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ithaca.

Catskill Turnpike Marker wider view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mira Earls, March 27, 2026

2. Catskill Turnpike Marker wider view

Credits. This page was last revised on April 1, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 27, 2023, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 477 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 27, 2023, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. 2. submitted on March 28, 2026, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.