Ludlowville in Lansing in Tompkins County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Peter Wheeler
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, June 3, 2023
1. Peter Wheeler Marker
Erected 2020 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 758.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • African Americans. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list. A significant historical date for this entry is January 1, 1789.
Location. 42° 33.226′ N, 76° 32.241′ W. Marker is in Lansing, New York, in Tompkins County. It is in Ludlowville. It is at the intersection of Ludlowville Road and Mill Street, on the left when traveling east on Ludlowville Road. Marker is in Ludlowville Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 172 Ludlowville Road, Lansing NY 14882, 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.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: World War II Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Table Salt Wells (approx. one mile away); Rogues Harbor Inn (approx. 1.9 miles away); a different marker also named Rogues Harbor Inn (approx. 2 miles away); Barbecued Chicken (approx. 2.1 miles away); Town of Lansing (approx. 2.1 miles away); Summer Camp (approx. 2.6 miles away); Asbury Church (approx. 3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lansing.
Also see . . . Peter Wheeler (William G. Pomeroy Foundation).
Excerpt: Peter Wheeler was a Black man born January 1, 1789 in Tuckertown, New Jersey. He was freed in the will of his master and mistress, but re-enslaved by their son and sold for $110 to a man by the name of Gideon Morehouse, who brought Wheeler to Ludlowville. Morehouse proceeded to be extremely abusive to Wheeler. Wheelers autobiography Chains and Freedom (1839) described how he(Submitted on April 13, 2024.)would be beaten, whipped, and neglected. At one point, Wheeler was taken down with the typhus fever due to the fact that he was exposed, and abused, and whipped, and almost starved and frozen to death, through the winter. Wheeler continued on to say that there was a period of five years where he believed that his wounds never healed due to the constant beatings he had received. Despite this, Wheeler bided his time before his escape, stating that he been planning to run away for three to four years, and when he finally decided to leave, he stated he would rather be free or die in the cause.courtesy of the Library of Congress, circa 18392. Peter WheelerPrint taken from Wheelers autobiography, Chains and freedom: or, The life and adventures of Peter Wheeler, a colored man yet living
In 1806 he escaped with the assistance of his abolitionist neighbors, the Ludlow brothers, Henry and Thomas...
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, April 23, 2025
3. Peter Wheeler Marker and World War II Memorial in Ludlowville Park.
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, April 23, 2025
4. Peter Wheeler Marker and World War II Memorial in Ludlowville Park.
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, April 23, 2025
5. Peter Wheeler Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 13, 2024, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 476 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 13, 2024, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. 2. submitted on April 13, 2024. 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 23, 2025, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
