Forestville in Hanover in Chautauqua County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Dr. Eleanor E. Burnside
Photographed by Paige Miller, April 8, 2023
1. Dr. Eleanor E. Burnside Marker
Operated Forestville Sanitarium
A cancer institute, here, early 1900's
Made and sold Purifico Medicine. Also at
Buffalo, Jamestown, Ashville and Bridgeburg, Ontario
Erected by Hanover History Center, Town of Hanover.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Science & Medicine • Women.
Location. 42° 28.004′ N, 79° 10.565′ W. Marker is in Hanover, New York, in Chautauqua County. It is in Forestville. It is at the intersection of Academy Street and Prospect Street, on the left when traveling west on Academy Street. Marker is within sight of the intersection of Prospect Street and Academy Street. Marker is less than 0.1 miles to the east of Forestville High School on Academy Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 11 Prospect St, Forestville NY 14062, 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, on the Great Lakes, 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: George F. Abbott (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); The King from Hanover (approx. 2.3 miles away); Site of First Settlement (approx. 2.9 miles away); Site of Sheridan Depot of the New York & Erie Railroad (approx. 3.6 miles away); Birthplace of Mary Smith Lockwood
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Photographed by Paige Miller, April 8, 2023
2. Dr. Eleanor E. Burnside Marker
Marker shown on the south side of Academy Street with Forestville High School shown as well
Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 3, 2025, by Paige Miller of Getzville, New York. This page has been viewed 134 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 3, 2025, by Paige Miller of Getzville, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
