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

Hayts Chapel

Photographed by Mira Earls, June 13, 2023

1. Hayts Chapel Marker

Inscription.
Built in 1847 as first Congregational Church of West Hill. Was known as Abolition Church for the anti-slavery advocates among its leaders.

Erected 1996 by Town of Ithaca.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1847.

Location. 42° 28.076′ N, 76° 32.517′ W. Marker is in Ithaca, New York, in Tompkins County. It is on Trumansburg Road (New York State Route 96) north of West Hill Drive, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1298 Trumansburg Rd, 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

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markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Stone Heap (approx. 1.1 miles away); Catskill Turnpike (approx. 1.4 miles away); Louis Agassiz Fuertes Memorial Bird Sanctuary & Overlook (approx. 1.8 miles away); The Cascadilla Boathouse (approx. 1.8 miles away); Military Lots (approx. 1.8 miles away); The Movie Studio (approx. 2 miles away); Wharton Studio (approx. 2 miles away); Town of Ithaca (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ithaca.

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Photographed by Mira Earls, June 13, 2023

2. Hayts Chapel

Credits. This page was last revised on June 18, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 13, 2023, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 450 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 13, 2023, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.

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