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

New Jerusalem Church Site

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, March 4, 2024

1. New Jerusalem Church Site Marker

Inscription.
Organized 1816, built 1824
Founded by Dr. Lewis Beers
Physician, pastor, justice and pioneer settler, 1797

Erected 1932 by State Education Department.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • Science & Medicine • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1797.

Location. 42° 20.573′ N, 76° 27.944′ W. Marker is in Danby, New York, in Tompkins County. It is at the intersection of Danby Road (Route 96B) and Curtis Road, on the left when traveling north on Danby Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Spencer NY 14883, 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

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8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: W. Grant Egbert Gravesite (within shouting distance of this marker); This Was The First Church (approx. one mile away); Soldiers Monument (approx. 1.1 miles away); Town of Danby (approx. 1.1 miles away); Danby (approx. 1.1 miles away); Cayuga Indian Village (approx. 1.2 miles away); Six Mile Creek (approx. 4.2 miles away); Railroad Trestle (approx. 4.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Danby.

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, March 4, 2024

2. New Jerusalem Church Site Marker

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, March 4, 2024

3. New Jerusalem Church Site Marker

Across the road from the marker.

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, March 4, 2024

4. New Jerusalem Church Site Marker

Across the road heading north.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 4, 2024, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 279 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 4, 2024, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.