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

Old Cooper Inn

Photographed by Mira Earls, July 11, 2025

1. Old Cooper Inn Marker

Inscription. Built by Thomas Cooper, 1823 pioneer settler, 1799 Ithaca-Geneva turnpike stage coach route and post road 1811

Erected 1932 by State Education Department.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1823.

Location. 42° 30.666′ N, 76° 37.092′ W. Marker is in Trumansburg, New York, in Tompkins County. It is on Trumansburg Road (New York State Route 96), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1882 Trumansburg Road, Trumansburg NY 14886, 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 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

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3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Former Church (approx. ¼ mile away); Dann House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Halsey House (approx. 1.6 miles away); Poor House (approx. 1.6 miles away); The Log Meeting House (approx. 2.1 miles away); Grove Cemetery Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.4 miles away); Samuel Weyburn (approx. 2.6 miles away); Camp Site (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Trumansburg.

More about this marker. Marker may be obscured by shrubs/trees.

Old Cooper Inn Marker another view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mira Earls, July 11, 2025

2. Old Cooper Inn Marker another view

View of the marker (collaged) from the side of the road to see just how obscured it is image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mira Earls, July 11, 2025

3. View of the marker (collaged) from the side of the road to see just how obscured it is

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

Photographed by Mira Earls, July 11, 2025

4. Old Cooper Inn Marker area

Old Cooper Inn Marker area of the structure image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mira Earls, July 11, 2025

5. Old Cooper Inn Marker area of the structure

Old Cooper Inn Marker area mailbox near the marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mira Earls, July 11, 2025

6. Old Cooper Inn Marker area mailbox near the marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 11, 2025, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 91 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on July 11, 2025, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.