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Site of Old Hotel

 
 
Site of Old Hotel Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Nancy Mueller, February 5, 2011
1. Site of Old Hotel Marker
Inscription. Site of old hotel kept by Dr. Bildad Beach. Gen. LaFayette stopped here June 9, 1824.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Lafayette’s Farewell Tour series list. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1935.
 
Location. 42° 58.95′ N, 76° 20.333′ W. Marker is in Marcellus, New York, in Onondaga County. It is on West Seneca Turnpike (Main Street) (New York State Route 175) 0 miles east of North Street ( Route 174). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5 East Main Street, Marcellus NY 13108, 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, on the Great Lakes, 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
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Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Great Genesee Road (a few steps from this marker); Site of First Church Edifice (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of First Frame House (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Site of Tavern (about 500 feet away); Marcellus World Wars Memorial (about 600 feet away); Village Cemetery (about 600 feet away); First Sawmill (about 700 feet away); Steadman House (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marcellus.
 
Also see . . .  History of the Town of Marcellus. The Beach family were very prominent early residents of Marcellus, having started the town. They owned several businesses in addition to the medical practices of both Dr. Bildad Beach and his brother Dr. Elnathan Beach. (Submitted on February 5, 2011, by Nancy Mueller of LaFayette, New York.) 
 
Site of Old Hotel Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Nancy Mueller, February 5, 2011
2. Site of Old Hotel Marker
General the Marquis de Lafayette image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, September 5, 2015
3. General the Marquis de Lafayette
This portrait of Lafayette by an unknown American Artist hangs in the Museum of the Historical Society of Maryland in Baltimore.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 5, 2011. This page has been viewed 987 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on February 5, 2011, by Nancy Mueller of LaFayette, New York.   3. submitted on November 7, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
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