Groton in Tompkins County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Town of Groton
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, April 19, 2024
1. Town of Groton Marker
Part of Iroquoia. In 1790, designated military tract town of Locke. In 1817, 50 lots named Division, transferred to Tompkins County, renamed Groton in 1818.
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Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1790.
Location. 42° 35.384′ N, 76° 22.158′ W. Memorial is in Groton, New York, in Tompkins County. It is on Conger Boulevard south of W Cortland Street, on the right when traveling south. Located in front of Groton Town Building. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 101 Conger Blvd, Groton NY 13073, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial 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.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Terrence C. Graves Monument (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Slyvester Pennoyer (approx. 0.3 miles away); Groton Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Memorial Carillonic Tower Bells (approx. 0.3 miles away); Groton Vietnam Veterans Monument (approx. 0.6 miles away); Groton Rural Cemetery Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Civil War Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Indian Village (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Groton.
Also see . . .
1. Town of Groton, NY. (Submitted on April 23, 2024, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
2. Groton, New York (Wikipedia). (Submitted on April 23, 2024, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, April 19, 2024
2. Town of Groton Marker
Photographed by Mira Earls, May 18, 2026
3. Town of Groton Marker which is blank on the reverse side
Credits. This page was last revised on May 20, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 19, 2024, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 237 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 19, 2024, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. 3. submitted on May 18, 2026, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
