East Virgil in Cortland County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

East Virgil

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, May 28, 2023

1. East Virgil Marker

Inscription.
Busy hamlet, 1800-56 mills, stores, inns, wagon, blacksmith, tailor and shoe shops swept away in 1856 flood

Erected 1981 by Town of Virgil.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1800.

Location. 42° 29.404′ N, 76° 5.339′ W. Marker is in East Virgil, New York, in Cortland County. It is at the intersection of New York State Route 392 and Muckey Road, on the right when traveling east on New York State Route 392. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Marathon NY 13803, 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 Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within

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5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Stone Mill (approx. half a mile away); Joseph Chaplin (approx. 1.2 miles away); Tannery (approx. 4.1 miles away); First Baptist Church Bell (approx. 4.4 miles away); Flag Pole (approx. 4.4 miles away); Civil War Memorial (approx. 4.4 miles away); Vietnam War Memorial (approx. 4.4 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 4.4 miles away).

Photographed by Mira Earls, April 24, 2024

2. East Virgil Marker

Photographed by Mira Earls, April 24, 2024

3. East Virgil Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 28, 2023, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 260 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 28, 2023, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. 2, 3. submitted on April 25, 2024, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.