Hornell in Steuben County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Old Inn Site

Photographed by Mira Earls, March 4, 2025

1. Old Inn Site Marker

Inscription. Dr. Marcus Whitman, Rev. and Mrs. H.H. Spalding stayed here over night Jan. 1836 and decided to go together to Oregon.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Events • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1836.

Location. 42° 21.843′ N, 77° 30.534′ W. Marker is in Hornell, New York, in Steuben County. It is at the intersection of Mill Road and County Route 70A, on the right when traveling north on Mill Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3616 County Rte 70A, Avoca NY 14809, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York,

specifically in Western 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 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.

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least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Wm. Goff House (approx. 2.3 miles away); Eight Mile Tree (approx. 5.2 miles away); Armed Services Memorial (approx. 5½ miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 6 miles away); Cohocton Valley (approx. 7.8 miles away); Oldest House in Steuben County (approx. 7.9 miles away); Worker’s Memorial (approx. 8 miles away); Anna Cadogan Etz (approx. 8 miles away).

Regarding Old Inn Site. The front of the marker can be read clearly. The other side is weathered and in need of restoration. If you are heading south on 70A, you will notice it on the right hand side.

Also see . . . Marcus Whitman (Wikipedia). Excerpt:

Marcus Whitman (September 4, 1802 – November 29, 1847) was an American physician and missionary. He is most well known for leading American settlers across the Oregon Trail, unsuccessfully attempting to Christianize the Cayuse Indians, and was subsequently killed by the Cayuse Indians in an event known as the 1847 Whitman massacre, over a misunderstanding, resulting in the beginning of the Cayuse war (1847–1855).

(Submitted on March 5, 2025, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York.)

Old Inn Site Marker opposite side of the marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mira Earls, March 4, 2025

2. Old Inn Site Marker opposite side of the marker

Old Inn Site Marker area image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mira Earls, March 4, 2025

3. Old Inn Site Marker area

Credits. This page was last revised on March 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 5, 2025, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 155 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 5, 2025, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.