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Cole Tavern 1800

 
 
Cole Tavern 1800 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Frank Evangelisti
1. Cole Tavern 1800 Marker
Inscription. Nathaniel Cole, Sr. 1795 Early settler built 1st Inn along Bing. Albany Rd in 1806 Cole established 1st Post Office Founding Pioneer 1747-1832
 
Erected by Town of Colesville Historian.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: CommunicationsIndustry & CommerceSettlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1800.
 
Location. 42° 8.977′ N, 75° 39.878′ W. Marker is near Harpursville, New York, in Broome County. It is on Colesville Road (County Road 52) 0.1 miles east of Watrous Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2218 Colesville Rd, Harpursville NY 13787, 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.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Reticulated Giraffe (approx. 0.4 miles away); History of Old Onaquaga Valley (approx. 2 miles away); Ouaquaga Bridge (approx. 2 miles away); Sage Creek (approx. 2.3 miles away); Onaquaga Valley (approx. 2.4 miles away); Doraville School (approx. 2½ miles away); St Luke Academy (approx. 2.6 miles away); St Luke's 1828 (approx. 2.7 miles away).
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 14, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 23, 2024, by Frank Evangelisti of Windsor, New York. This page has been viewed 521 times since then and 47 times this year. Photo   1. submitted on July 23, 2024, by Frank Evangelisti of Windsor, New York. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
 
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Jul. 29, 2026