Cayuga in Cayuga County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Yawger Tavern
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, May 12, 2023
1. Yawger Tavern Marker
Built by Peter Yawger, 1810 on the junction of the Indian trails Wasco to Gewauga and Chuharo to Goiogouen
Erected 1935 by State Education Department.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1810.
Location. 42° 52.058′ N, 76° 40.08′ W. Marker is in Cayuga, New York, in Cayuga County. It is on Half Acre Road (New York State Route 326) just north of County Route 150A, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cayuga NY 13034, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Cayuga Mine (within shouting distance of this marker); First School House (approx. 1.4 miles away); Gypsum Quarries (approx. 1.4 miles away); Stone School (approx. 1.7 miles away); Spring Mills (approx. 1.9 miles away); Mill Pond Nature Trail (approx. 2 miles away); Oakwood Seminary (approx. 2 miles away); 1840 Church (approx. 2 miles away).
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Photographed by Mira Earls, December 19, 2024
2. Yawger Tavern Marker wider views
Photographed by Mira Earls, December 19, 2024
3. Yawger Tavern Marker area
Photographed by Mira Earls, December 19, 2024
4. Yawger Tavern Marker Area
Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 21, 2023, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 451 times since then and 23 times this year. Last updated on December 19, 2024, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. Photos: 1. submitted on May 21, 2023, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 2, 2025, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
