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

Cummings Home

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, November 7, 2021

1. Cummings Home Marker

Inscription.
Gurdon Cummings and wife Abigail Pettis from Mansfield, Conn., settled here in 1810. Owned and occupied by VI generations of Cummings.

Erected 1938 by State Education Department.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1810.

Location. 42° 37.083′ N, 76° 19.497′ W. Marker is in Groton, New York, in Tompkins County. It is on Salt Road (County Route 120) south of Stauber Road, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 941 Salt Road, Groton NY 13073, 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 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 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the

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crow flies: Old Salt Road (approx. 1½ miles away); Early Cemetery (approx. 1.7 miles away); Groton City United Church Of Christ (approx. 1.7 miles away); Soldiers of the Revolution (approx. 1.9 miles away); East Hill Cemetery (approx. 1.9 miles away); Civil War Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.4 miles away); Groton Rural Cemetery Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.4 miles away); Slyvester Pennoyer (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Groton.

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, November 7, 2021

2. Cummings Home Marker

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, April 18, 2024

3. Cummings Home Marker

At the far left.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 17, 2024, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 298 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 17, 2024, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. 3. submitted on April 18, 2024, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.