Windsor in Broome County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

George Catlin

Photographed by Frank Evangelisti

1. George Catlin Marker

Inscription. 1792 - 1872 Boyhood home where he first encountered Haudenosaunee (Iriquois). He is a renowned painter of indigenous people.

Erected 2023 by Windsor History Committee.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Indigenous Peoples and Communities.

Location. 42° 1.744′ N, 75° 37.32′ W. Marker is in Windsor, New York, in Broome County. It is at the intersection of New York State Route 79 and Edson Road, on the right when traveling north on New York State Route 79. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Windsor NY 13865, 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,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other

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markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Riverside Cemetery War Memorial (approx. 2.9 miles away); Windsor Whips (approx. 3.4 miles away); Windsor (approx. 3.4 miles away); Windsor Veterans Memorial (approx. 3½ miles away); Alice F. Palmer (approx. 3.9 miles away); Starrucca Viaduct - The Bridge of Stone (approx. 4.8 miles away in Pennsylvania); Starrucca Viaduct (approx. 5 miles away in Pennsylvania); In Memory of "Wausaunia" Rebecca Kellogg Ashley (approx. 5 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Windsor.

Also see . . . George Catlin (Wikipedia). Overview:

George Catlin (July 26, 1796 – December 23, 1872) was an American lawyer, painter, author, and traveler, who specialized in portraits of Native Americans in the American frontier. Traveling to the American West five times during the 1830s, Catlin wrote about and painted portraits that depicted the life of the Plains Indians. His early work included engravings, drawn from nature, of sites along the route of the Erie Canal in New York State. Several of his renderings were published in one of the first printed books to use
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, March 27, 2026

2. George Catlin Marker
lithography, Cadwallader D. Colden's Memoir, Prepared at the Request of a Committee of the Common Council of the City of New York, and Presented to the Mayor of the City, at the Celebration of the Completion of the New York Canals, published in 1825, with early images of the City of Buffalo.

(Submitted on June 26, 2025.)

George Catlin Marker - Intersection Opposite The Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, March 27, 2026

3. George Catlin Marker - Intersection Opposite The Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 2, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 23, 2025, by Frank Evangelisti of Windsor, New York. This page has been viewed 156 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 23, 2025, by Frank Evangelisti of Windsor, New York. 2, 3. submitted on March 28, 2026, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.