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Poplar Ridge in Aurora in Cayuga County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Eliza Mosher

 
 
Eliza Mosher Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jackie Dickinson, March 25, 2021
1. Eliza Mosher Marker
Inscription.
Built 1804
Here in 1846 was born
Eliza Mosher
Eminent woman physician
1875-1928

 
Erected 1932 by State Education Department.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Science & MedicineWomen. A significant historical year for this entry is 1804.
 
Location. 42° 43.414′ N, 76° 38.14′ W. Marker is in Aurora, New York, in Cayuga County. It is in Poplar Ridge. It is on Britt Road 0.3 miles east of Dixon Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1583 Britt Rd, Aurora NY 13026, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Central New York, and in the Syracuse Metropolitan Area. 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. 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 crow flies: Isaac Mekeel (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Wheeler Home (approx. one mile away); Home of Jethro Wood (approx. one mile away); Pioneer House (approx. 1.3 miles away); Ledyard (approx. 2.1 miles away); Lewis Henry Morgan (approx. 2½ miles away); Emily Howland (approx. 2.6 miles away); Howland Store (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Aurora.
 
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Eliza Mosher Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, August 20, 2024
2. Eliza Mosher Marker
Eliza Mosher Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, August 20, 2024
3. Eliza Mosher Marker
Cabin on the right just before the marker when heading west.
Eliza Mosher Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, August 20, 2024
4. Eliza Mosher Marker
Heading west
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 20, 2021, by Jackie Dickinson of Poplar Ridge, New York. This page has been viewed 443 times since then and 17 times this year. Last updated on August 20, 2024, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. Photos:   1. submitted on May 20, 2021, by Jackie Dickinson of Poplar Ridge, New York.   2, 3, 4. submitted on August 20, 2024, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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