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Leonardsville in Madison County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Wheeler Complex

 
 
Wheeler Complex Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, July 29, 2023
1. Wheeler Complex Marker
Inscription. House, carriage barn & commercial block. Built by John Wheeler, banker ca. 1874. Second floor Wheeler Hall hosted community events.
 
Erected 2022 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 945.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1874.
 
Location. 42° 48.542′ N, 75° 15.158′ W. Marker is in Leonardsville, New York, in Madison County. It is at the intersection of New York Route 8 (New York State Route 8) and Center Road (County Route 19), on the right when traveling north on New York Route 8. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2000 NY-8, Leonardsville NY 13364, 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.
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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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Craine Brothers (approx. 4.6 miles away); Locust Lodge (approx. 4.6 miles away); Bridgewater (approx. 4.8 miles away); Everett Holmes (approx. 4.8 miles away); Bridgewater Depot (approx. 4.8 miles away); Western Star (approx. 4.8 miles away); 1/4 Mile To Historic Carr Farm (approx. 5.7 miles away); Burlington Flats Honor Roll (approx. 5.9 miles away).
 
More about this marker. The place is now called The Horned Dorset Inn.
 
Also see . . .  Wheeler House Complex - National Archives. National Register of Historic Places documentation (Submitted on March 20, 2024, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.) 
 
Wheeler Complex Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, July 29, 2023
2. Wheeler Complex Marker
Wheeler Complex Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, July 29, 2023
3. Wheeler Complex Marker
Wheeler Complex Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, July 29, 2023
4. Wheeler Complex Marker
Wheeler House image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, July 29, 2023
5. Wheeler House
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 13, 2024, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 318 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 13, 2024, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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