Ripley in Chautauqua County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Farm of Alexander Cochran

Photographed by Bradley Owen, April 20, 2026

1. Farm of Alexander Cochran Marker

Inscription.
First settler in
Chautauqua County
1804

Erected 1950 by New York State Education Department.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1804.

Location. 42° 15.573′ N, 79° 43.862′ W. Marker is in Ripley, New York, in Chautauqua County. It is on West Main Street (U.S. 20) half a mile east of Shortman Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10293 West Main Street, Ripley NY 14775, 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,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

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

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in 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

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markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Site of Farm of William Crossgrove 1807 (approx. 0.9 miles away); Hamilton Home (approx. one mile away); "The Nation's Guest" (approx. one mile away); Ripley Veterans' Roll of Honor Monument (approx. 1.2 miles away); Birthplace of Dr. Benjamin Franklin Goodrich (approx. 1.2 miles away); Pennsylvania (approx. 2 miles away in Pennsylvania); East Ripley Cemetery (approx. 3½ miles away); Fire Alarm Bell (approx. 5.9 miles away in Pennsylvania). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ripley.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, April 20, 2026

2. Farm of Alexander Cochran Marker

View is looking southwest.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 22, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 22, 2026, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 16 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 22, 2026, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.