Virgil in Cortland County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
1st State Road
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, March 26, 2022
1. 1st State Road Marker
Built 1793 - 94
between Oxford and Cayuga
by Joseph Chaplin
first settler
Erected 1976 by Town of Virgil.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1793.
Location. 42° 30.627′ N, 76° 11.694′ W. Marker is in Virgil, New York, in Cortland County. It is at the intersection of New York State Route 392 and Route 215, on the left when traveling north on New York State Route 392. Located on the Virgil Elementary School grounds at the intersection of State Routes 392, 215 and 125. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cortland NY 13045, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York and specifically in Central New York. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Patriot Burials (approx. Ό mile away); Virgil Veterans & Vol. Fireman Memorial (approx. Ό mile away); Site of 1st Public Cemetery (approx. Ό mile away); Historic Area Here and Nearby (approx. Ύ mile away); Franks Corners (approx. 1.6 miles away); Site of First Schoolhouse (approx. 2 miles away); Nathan Bouton (approx. 2.3 miles away); Gee Hill (approx. 2.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Virgil.
Photographed by Mira Earls, November 21, 2023
2. 1st State Road Marker surroundings
Credits. This page was last revised on November 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 28, 2023, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 227 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 28, 2023, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. 2. submitted on November 25, 2023, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
