Brooktondale in Tompkins County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Cantine Mansion

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, April 24, 2025

1. Cantine Mansion Marker

Inscription. Built by Gen. John Cantine
in 1804 on the site of
a log cabin. The Old
Grist Mill stood opposite.

Erected by Town of Caroline.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1804.

Location. 42° 22.939′ N, 76° 23.329′ W. Marker is in Brooktondale, New York, in Tompkins County. It is on Brooktondale Road, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 577 Brooktondale Road, Ithaca NY 14850, 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

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 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Old Mill (within shouting

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distance of this marker); Votes For Women (approx. 0.2 miles away); Railroad Trestle (approx. 0.7 miles away); Camping Ground (approx. 1.1 miles away); Dutch Reformed (approx. 1.2 miles away); Deer Licks (approx. 1.2 miles away); Six Mile Creek (approx. 1.4 miles away); 1st Town Meeting (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brooktondale.

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, April 24, 2025

2. Cantine Mansion Marker

Cantine Mansion Marker with next door neighbor’s house in the background. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, April 24, 2025

3. Cantine Mansion Marker with next door neighbor’s house in the background.

Remnants of Grist Mill and Cantine Mansion Marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, April 24, 2025

4. Remnants of Grist Mill and Cantine Mansion Marker.

Cantine Mansion Marker looking west. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, April 24, 2025

5. Cantine Mansion Marker looking west.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 25, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 24, 2025, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 176 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 24, 2025, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.