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

Van Dorn Tavern Site

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, June 10, 2023

1. Van Dorn Tavern Site Marker

Inscription.
Built by Peter Van Dorn
A Catskill Turnpike milestone stood at Van Dorn’s corners

Erected 1932 by State Education Department.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 42° 27.118′ N, 76° 35.481′ W. Marker is in Ithaca, New York, in Tompkins County. It is in Enfield. It is at the intersection of Mecklenburg Road (New York State Route 79) and Van Dorn Road, on the left when traveling west on Mecklenburg Road. 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 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 3 miles of this marker,

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measured as the crow flies: Applegate Tavern (approx. one mile away); First Permanent Settlers (approx. 2.1 miles away); Town of Enfield (approx. 2.2 miles away); Hayts Chapel (approx. 2.8 miles away); Catskill Turnpike (approx. 2.9 miles away); Military Lots (approx. 3 miles away); Poor House (approx. 3 miles away); Teeter Farm (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ithaca.

Van Dorn Tavern Site Marker area image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mira Earls, July 11, 2025

2. Van Dorn Tavern Site Marker area

Van Dorn Tavern Site road sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mira Earls, July 11, 2025

3. Van Dorn Tavern Site road sign

Van Dorn Tavern Site Marker wider view of area image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mira Earls, July 11, 2025

4. Van Dorn Tavern Site Marker wider view of area

Credits. This page was last revised on July 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 10, 2023, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 419 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 10, 2023, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 11, 2025, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.