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Cayuga Heights

 
 
Cayuga Heights Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mira Earls, November 13, 2023
1. Cayuga Heights Marker
Inscription.
Incorporated 1915. Begun in 1901 by Ithaca businessmen Jared Newman and Charles Blood as a quality residential community.
 
Erected 1996 by Town of Ithaca.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1901.
 
Location. 42° 28.174′ N, 76° 28.769′ W. Marker is in Ithaca, New York, in Tompkins County. It is at the intersection of Hanshaw Road and E Upland Road, on the right when traveling west on Hanshaw Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 836 Hanshaw Road, 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 markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow
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flies: Remington Point (approx. 1.1 miles away); Former Industry (approx. 1.2 miles away); Town of Ithaca (approx. 1.2 miles away); A Stream of Opportunities (approx. 1.3 miles away); Stewart Park (approx. 1.3 miles away); Welcome to Stewart Park! (approx. 1.3 miles away); Cayuga Lake And The Erie Canal: (approx. 1.3 miles away); The Picnic Pavilion (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ithaca.
 
Cayuga Heights Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, March 5, 2024
2. Cayuga Heights Marker
Cayuga Heights Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, March 5, 2024
3. Cayuga Heights Marker
Cayuga Heights Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, March 5, 2024
4. Cayuga Heights Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 14, 2023, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 258 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on November 14, 2023, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York.   2, 3, 4. submitted on March 5, 2024, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
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Oct. 3, 2026