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Savannah in Wayne County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Town of Savannah

 
 
Town of Savannah Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mira Earls, June 13, 2024
1. Town of Savannah Marker
Inscription.
Set off from town of Galen February 28 1825 Named for the natural habitat of grassy plains
 
Erected by Wayne County Board of Supervisors.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1825.
 
Location. 43° 4.027′ N, 76° 45.598′ W. Marker is in Savannah, New York, in Wayne County. It is at the intersection of North Main Street and Church Street (New York State Route 89), on the right when traveling north on North Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1564 N Main Street, Savannah NY 13146, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, in the Finger Lakes, and in the Rochester Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, on the Great Lakes, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original
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Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Wiley School House (approx. 1.7 miles away); Crusoe Island (approx. 3.2 miles away); Squagonna (approx. 4.3 miles away); Seneca River Crossing Canals Historic District (approx. 4.3 miles away); Col. Comfort Tyler (approx. 4˝ miles away); Early Aqueduct (approx. 4.6 miles away); A Landmark and Pride in Our Community (approx. 4.8 miles away); Early Cemetery (approx. 4.8 miles away).
 
Also see . . .
1. Savannah – New York Wayne County. (Submitted on June 19, 2024, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
2. Savannah, New York (Wikipedia). (Submitted on June 19, 2024, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
 
Town of Savannah Marker and Town Hall image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mira Earls, June 13, 2024
2. Town of Savannah Marker and Town Hall
Savannah Town Hall image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mira Earls, June 13, 2024
3. Savannah Town Hall
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 13, 2024, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 152 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on June 13, 2024, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
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