Peterboro in Madison County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The Laundry

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, April 25, 2022

1. The Laundry Marker

Inscription. Described on the 1875 Beers map as a laundry the original sections of this building are circa 1830.

The Laundry was the employment location of Harriet Russell who was freed from slavery by the Smiths in 1841. The Laundry was acquired and stabilized by the Smithfield Community Association in 2008 and will be developed to tell the stories of the freedom seekers who found refuge in Peterboro.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • African Americans. A significant historical year for this entry is 1830.

Location. 42° 58.094′ N, 75° 41.219′ W. Marker is in Peterboro, New York, in Madison County. It can be reached from Oxbow Road (County Route 25). Marker is on the grounds of the Gerrit Smith Estate National Historic Landmark. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5304 Oxbow Road, Peterboro NY 13134, 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

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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 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Heaven & Peterboro (a few steps from this marker); The Barn (a few steps from this marker); African American Soldier of the Civil War Buried at Peterboro (a few steps from this marker); Designations (a few steps from this marker); Myths of The Underground Railroad (a few steps from this marker); Purchased From Slavery (a few steps from this marker); The Lodge (within shouting distance of this marker); The Birdhouse (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Peterboro.

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, April 25, 2022

2. The Laundry Marker

Gerrit Smith Estate National Historic Landmark image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, April 25, 2022

3. Gerrit Smith Estate National Historic Landmark

Credits. This page was last revised on April 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 6, 2025, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 96 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 6, 2025, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.