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

Edward Griswold (1758-1843)

 
 
Edward Griswold Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, March 17, 2024
1. Edward Griswold Marker
Inscription.
Pioneer settler from Killingworth, Connecticut, in 1802
Donor of land for the village green, Presbyterian Church, and first cemetery in 1818
Served in the Revolution

 
Erected 1934 by State Education Department, Descendants of Edward Griswold.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & SettlersWar, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1758.
 
Location. 42° 29.478′ N, 76° 17.855′ W. Marker is in Dryden, New York, in Tompkins County. It is on North Street (New York State Route 13), on the right when traveling north. The marker is located in front of the First Presbyterian Church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4 North Street, Dryden NY 13053, 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
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(Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Dryden War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Historic District (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Town of Dryden (approx. 0.6 miles away); “Daddy” (approx. 2.1 miles away); Freeville Junction (approx. 2.9 miles away); Gee Hill (approx. 2.9 miles away); Malloryville (approx. 3 miles away); Nathan Bouton (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dryden.
 
Edward Griswold Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, March 17, 2024
2. Edward Griswold Marker
Edward Griswold Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, March 17, 2024
3. Edward Griswold Marker
Edward Griswold Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, March 17, 2024
4. Edward Griswold Marker
Edward Griswold Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, March 17, 2024
5. Edward Griswold Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 18, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 18, 2024, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 353 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 18, 2024, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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