Mecklenburg in Schuyler County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Hon. Henry Fish Homestead
Photographed by Forest McDermott, July 29, 2014
1. Hon. Henry Fish Homestead Marker
Built 1815-1820. First assemblyman from Schuyler County 1858, Chairman First Board Supervisors.
Erected 1935 by State Education Department.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1858.
Location. 42° 27.311′ N, 76° 42.453′ W. Marker is in Mecklenburg, New York, in Schuyler County. It is on New York State Route 79, on the right when traveling east. Across the road from the Mecklenburg Post Office. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6124 Hwy 79, Trumansburg NY 14886, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, in the Finger Lakes, 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 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,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Grindstone (approx. 0.2 miles away); Indian Site (approx. 1.1 miles away); Wallenbeck Inn (approx. 1.4 miles away); Cayuga Indians (approx. 3.8 miles away); The Log Meeting House (approx. 3.9 miles away); First Permanent Settlers (approx. 4 miles away); Town of Enfield (approx. 4.1 miles away); Applegate Tavern (approx. 4.9 miles away).
Photographed by Mira Earls, September 27, 2022
2. Hon. Henry Fish Homestead Marker
This is what the marker looked like yesterday when I stopped to take its photo.
Photographed by Forest McDermott, July 29, 2014
3. Hon. Henry Fish Homestead Marker
Taken looking west on Highway 79. Marker difficult to see coming from the west.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 10, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 12, 2014, by Forest McDermott of Masontown, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 803 times since then and 19 times this year. Last updated on September 10, 2025, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. Photos: 1. submitted on October 12, 2014, by Forest McDermott of Masontown, Pennsylvania. 2. submitted on September 28, 2022, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. 3. submitted on October 12, 2014, by Forest McDermott of Masontown, Pennsylvania. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
