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W. Grant Egbert Gravesite

 
 
W. Grant Egbert Gravesite Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Tim Fillmon, September 8, 2024
1. W. Grant Egbert Gravesite Marker
Inscription.
Grave site 175 yards west
W. Grant Egbert
concert violinist, master
teacher. Founder, Ithaca
Conservatory of Music, 1892
Since 1931 - Ithaca College

 
Erected by Ithaca College - In Memoriam Class of 1922.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, MusicCemeteries & Burial SitesEducation. A significant historical year for this entry is 1892.
 
Location. 42° 20.584′ N, 76° 27.961′ W. Marker is in Danby, New York, in Tompkins County. It is at the intersection of New York State Route 96B and Curtis Road, on the right when traveling south on New York State Route 96B. Marker is located in the ditch and can be difficult to see. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2067 Danby Rd, Ithaca NY 14850, 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 the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was
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once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: New Jerusalem Church Site (within shouting distance of this marker); This Was The First Church (approx. one mile away); Soldiers Monument (approx. 1.1 miles away); Town of Danby (approx. 1.1 miles away); Danby (approx. 1.1 miles away); Cayuga Indian Village (approx. 1.2 miles away); Six Mile Creek (approx. 4.2 miles away); Railroad Trestle (approx. 4.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Danby.
 
Also see . . .  W. Grant Egbert. (Submitted on October 6, 2024, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.)
 
W. Grant Egbert Gravesite Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Tim Fillmon, September 8, 2024
2. W. Grant Egbert Gravesite Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 15, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 6, 2024, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 237 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 6, 2024, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.
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