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Frances Brown

 
 
Frances Brown Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, July 28, 2023
1. Frances Brown Marker
Inscription. Ca. 1850-1933. Served as matron of the Harriet Tubman Home for Aged & Indigent Negroes in Auburn. Resided in this house.
 
Erected 2023 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 1027.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African AmericansCharity & Public WorkWomen. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1850.
 
Location. 42° 55.413′ N, 76° 34.548′ W. Marker has been reported damaged. Marker is in Auburn, New York, in Cayuga County. It is on Parker Street north of Fitch Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 45 Parker Street, Auburn NY 13021, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Central New York, and in the Syracuse Metropolitan Area. 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 walking distance of this location: Dr. Jerome Holland (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Abijah Fitch (approx. 0.2 miles away); Case Research Lab (approx. Ό mile away); 1836 Willard Mansion (approx. Ό mile away); Martha Coffin Wright (approx. 0.3 miles away); Fort Hill (approx. 0.3 miles away); During the War of 1812 (approx. 0.4 miles away); 500 Feet → Fort Hill (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Auburn.
 
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Frances Brown Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, July 28, 2023
2. Frances Brown Marker
Nearby street sign image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, July 28, 2023
3. Nearby street sign
Frances Brown Marker DAMAGED image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mira Earls, August 6, 2024
4. Frances Brown Marker DAMAGED
Frances Brown Marker DAMAGE image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mira Earls, August 6, 2024
5. Frances Brown Marker DAMAGE
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 28, 2023, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 492 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on July 28, 2023, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York.   2, 3. submitted on July 29, 2023, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York.   4, 5. submitted on August 6, 2024, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 28, 2026