Warsaw in Wyoming County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Eliza Burghardt
Photographed by Bruce Kelly, October 30, 2024
1. Eliza Burghardt Marker
ca. 1842-1898. Believed to have escaped slavery in Virginia as a child with her mother, coming to Warsaw 1850. Lived here.
Erected 2024 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 1108.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • African Americans. A significant historical year for this entry is 1842.
Location. 42° 44.165′ N, 78° 8.157′ W. Marker is in Warsaw, New York, in Wyoming County. It is at the intersection of Center Street and Orchard Street, on the right when traveling north on Center Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 108 Center St, Warsaw NY 14569, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, and in the Finger Lakes. 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Votes for Women (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lewis E. Walker (about 500 feet away); Barber Conable Jr. (approx. 0.2 miles away); Freight Depot (approx. 0.2 miles away); Elbert Farman Sr. (approx. Ό mile away); William H. Merrill (approx. Ό mile away); Warsaw's First House (approx. Ό mile away); Warsaw Convention (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Warsaw.
Photographed by Bruce Kelly, October 30, 2024
2. Eliza Burghardt Marker
Photographed by Bruce Kelly, October 30, 2024
3. Eliza Burghardt Marker
Photographed by Bruce Kelly, October 30, 2024
4. Eliza Burghardt House
Credits. This page was last revised on November 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 31, 2024, by Bruce Kelly of Perry, New York. This page has been viewed 180 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 31, 2024, by Bruce Kelly of Perry, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
