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Home of Jethro Wood

 
 
Home of Jethro Wood Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, August 11, 2023
1. Home of Jethro Wood Marker
Inscription. Inventor of cast iron plough
 
Erected 1932 by State Department of Education.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Agriculture.
 
Location. 42° 44.275′ N, 76° 37.935′ W. Marker is in Aurora, New York, in Cayuga County. It is on Poplar Ridge Road (Route 43A), on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1636 Poplar Ridge Road, Aurora NY 13026, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Isaac Mekeel (approx. one mile away); Eliza Mosher (approx. one mile away); Wheeler Home (approx. 1.3 miles away); Pioneer House (approx. 1.3 miles away); Emily Howland (approx. 1.6 miles away); Howland Store (approx. 1.7 miles away); Howland Stone Store Museum (approx. 1.7 miles away); Pioneer Site (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Aurora.
 
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Home of Jethro Wood Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, August 11, 2023
2. Home of Jethro Wood Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 17, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 13, 2023, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 304 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 13, 2023, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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