Moravia in Cayuga County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Sayles Corners

Photographed by Mira Earls, August 22, 2026

1. Sayles Corners Marker

Inscription. First settlement in Sempronius 1793 by Ezekiel Sayles, surveyor and first town clerk. His log house stood about here

Erected 1935 by State Education Department.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1793.

Location. 42° 45.537′ N, 76° 21.54′ W. Marker is in Moravia, New York, in Cayuga County. It is on 2944 White Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Moravia NY 13118, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York,

specifically in Central New York,

and in the Syracuse Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Kelloggsville (approx. 2 miles away); Home of Charles Kellogg

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(approx. 2.1 miles away); New Hope Named (approx. 2.7 miles away); Old Mill (approx. 2.8 miles away); Boyhood site 1802-1818 Millard Fillmore 13th President of the United States (approx. 3.1 miles away); The First Cast Iron Plow (approx. 3.9 miles away); Judge Wood House (approx. 3.9 miles away); Site of Glen Haven House (approx. 4.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Moravia.

Sayles Corners Marker another wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mira Earls, August 22, 2026

2. Sayles Corners Marker another wide view

Sayles Corners Marker as it looks from the road covered by vines image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mira Earls, August 22, 2026

3. Sayles Corners Marker as it looks from the road covered by vines

Sayles Corners Marker this is the view of the backside of the marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mira Earls, August 22, 2026

4. Sayles Corners Marker this is the view of the backside of the marker

Sayles Corners Marker at the intersection of these roads image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mira Earls, August 22, 2026

5. Sayles Corners Marker at the intersection of these roads

Sayles Corners Marker with another view of the intersection. The Percheron barn is a good landmark. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mira Earls, August 22, 2026

6. Sayles Corners Marker with another view of the intersection. The Percheron barn is a good landmark.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 28, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 18, 2026, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 23 times since then. Photos: 1. submitted on August 18, 2026, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 23, 2026, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.