Near Harpursville in Broome County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Kilmer Sanitarium

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, March 22, 2024

1. Kilmer Sanitarium Marker

Inscription.
Est. by S Andral Kilmer 1892
Believed cancer cure from sulpher springs and bottled swamproot a kidney cure
Carriage house bldg remains

Erected by Colesville Historian Committee.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1892.

Location. 42° 9.492′ N, 75° 45.809′ W. Marker is near Harpursville, New York, in Broome County. It is on Sanitaria Springs Road (County Route 217) 0.1 miles south of Cafferty Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 334 Sanitaria Springs Road, Port Crane NY 13833, 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,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other

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markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Chenango Canal (approx. 4.3 miles away); Tunnel Est 1800 (approx. 4.6 miles away); Reticulated Giraffe (approx. 4.9 miles away); a different marker also named The Chenango Canal (approx. 5 miles away); Cole Tavern 1800 (approx. 5.1 miles away); Patriot Burials (approx. 5.6 miles away); Sage Creek (approx. 6.2 miles away); Onaquaga Valley (approx. 6.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Harpursville.

Also see . . .
1. Sanitaria Springs. (Submitted on March 22, 2024, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.)
2. Kilmer Sanitarium. (Submitted on March 22, 2024, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.)

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, March 22, 2024

2. Kilmer Sanitarium Marker

Photographed by Charles Berman, January 4, 2020

3. Kilmer Sanitarium Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 15, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 22, 2024, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 2,780 times since then and 193 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 22, 2024, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. 3. submitted on June 8, 2024, by Charles Berman of Binghamton, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.