Romulus in Seneca County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Jeptha H. Wade

Photographed by Mira Earls, February 11, 2025

1. Jeptha H. Wade Marker

Inscription.
Born here, 1811, artist, inventor, banker, benefactor of Cleveland, Ohio. Third president Western Union Tel. Co. His father surveyed this road

Erected 1935 by State Education Department.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1811.

Location. 42° 46.05′ N, 76° 48.952′ W. Marker is in Romulus, New York, in Seneca County. It is at the intersection of Ovid Street (Route 414) and White Road, on the left when traveling north on Ovid Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Romulus NY 14541, 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 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

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8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Swahyawana (approx. 1.1 miles away); Oak Hill Cemetery (approx. 1.3 miles away); Presbyterian Church (approx. 1.4 miles away); Romulus Honor Roll (approx. 1.6 miles away); Seneca Army Depot (approx. 1.9 miles away); East Varick (approx. 2.4 miles away); Birthplace of Isaac Philips Roberts (approx. 2.4 miles away); Site of Frisbie's Ferry (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Romulus.

Also see . . . Jeptha Wade (Wikipedia). (Submitted on February 15, 2025, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)

Photographed by Mira Earls, February 11, 2025

2. Jeptha H. Wade Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 14, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 11, 2025, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 243 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 11, 2025, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.