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

Slyvester Pennoyer

(1831-1902)

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, February 15, 2023

1. Slyvester Pennoyer Marker

Inscription.
Born here; Gov. of Oregon 1886-94; Mayor City of Portland, Oregon, 1896; owner and editor Oregon Herald, 1868-71.

Erected 1940 by State Education Department.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1831.

Location. 42° 35.638′ N, 76° 22.085′ W. Marker is in Groton, New York, in Tompkins County. It is on Cayuga Street (New York State Route 38), on the left. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Groton NY 13073, 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, measured as the crow flies: Terrence C. Graves Monument (approx. ¼ mile away); Town of Groton

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(approx. 0.3 miles away); Groton Rural Cemetery Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Civil War Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Groton Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Memorial Carillonic Tower Bells (approx. 0.6 miles away); Groton Vietnam Veterans Monument (approx. 0.9 miles away); Cummings Home (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Groton.

Slyvester Pennoyer Home and Marker image. Click for full size.

courtesy Google Streetview

2. Slyvester Pennoyer Home and Marker

Hon. Slyvester Pennoyer, Governor-Elect of Oregon image. Click for full size.

Brown (courtesy of the New York Public Library), circa 1886

3. Hon. Slyvester Pennoyer, Governor-Elect of Oregon

Credits. This page was last revised on April 18, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 19, 2023, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 238 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 19, 2023, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. 2, 3. submitted on August 20, 2023. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.