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Apalachin in Tioga County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Tavern 1831

 
 
Tavern 1831 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Scott J. Payne, December 7, 2024
1. Tavern 1831 Marker
Inscription.
Built by pioneer merchant
Ransom Steele
The Barnaby Academy
was located here several
years during the Civil War

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Entertainment • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers.
 
Location. 42° 4.181′ N, 76° 9.283′ W. Marker is in Apalachin, New York, in Tioga County. It is at the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and Main Street, on the right when traveling south on Pennsylvania Avenue. Located next to the Ransom Steele Tavern. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 552 Main Street, Apalachin NY 13732, 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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least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Chenango Canal Extension Historical Site (approx. ¼ mile away); Historic Site (approx. 3.2 miles away); Hiawatha Bridge (approx. 4.1 miles away); Routes of the Armies (approx. 4.8 miles away); The Brick Store (approx. 4.9 miles away); Chugnut (approx. 5 miles away); Revolutionary War Memorial (approx. 5 miles away); Mercereau Park (approx. 5.1 miles away).
 
Tavern 1831 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Scott J. Payne, December 7, 2024
2. Tavern 1831 Marker
The Ransom Steele Tavern image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Scott J. Payne, December 7, 2024
3. The Ransom Steele Tavern
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 12, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 8, 2024, by Scott J. Payne of Deposit, New York. This page has been viewed 200 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on December 8, 2024, by Scott J. Payne of Deposit, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
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Sep. 27, 2026