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

Town of Caroline

 
 
Town of Caroline Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, September 26, 2020
1. Town of Caroline Marker
Inscription. Part of Iroquoia, later included in 1794 Watkins & Flint purchase in Tioga County; added to Tompkins County in 1823.

1817 * Tompkins County * 2017
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and CommunitiesPolitical Subdivisions. A significant historical year for this entry is 1794.
 
Location. 42° 23.661′ N, 76° 20.991′ W. Marker is in Slaterville Springs, New York, in Tompkins County. It is on Slaterville Road (New York State Route 79), on the right when traveling west. Marker is in front of Caroline Town Clerk building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2670 Slaterville Road, Slaterville Springs NY 14881, 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 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: Slaterville (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); 1st Town Meeting (approx. 0.8 miles away); “The 600” Lot 97 (approx. 0.8 miles away); East Boundary (approx. 0.9 miles away); Deer Licks (approx. one mile away); Dutch Reformed (approx. 1.1 miles away); Site of Speed Blockhouse (approx. 1.3 miles away); Camping Ground (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Slaterville Springs.
 
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Town of Caroline Marker Angle including building & marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mira Earls, February 27, 2024
2. Town of Caroline Marker Angle including building & marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 18, 2023, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 379 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on August 18, 2023, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York.   2. submitted on February 28, 2024, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
 
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