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

Amos Sottle

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, April 21, 2013

1. Amos Sottle Marker

Inscription. First non-Indian settler of Hanover and Chautauqua County, built his home nearby in 1796. Indian friend, farmer, fiddler, and worker on the HLC survey.

Erected by Town of Hanover.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1796.

Location. 42° 33.87′ N, 79° 6.652′ W. Marker is in Irving, New York, in Chautauqua County. It is at the intersection of Main Road (U.S. 20) and Erie Street, on the right when traveling west on Main Road. Located at the Post Office in Irving. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Irving NY 14081, 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

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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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Everett R. Burmaster (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); gëöya'geo:nö' yagö:gweh - Skywoman (approx. 0.6 miles away); Onöndowa'ga:' - People of the Great Hill (approx. 0.6 miles away); Oda'ä:de'- Sky Dome (approx. 0.6 miles away); Hodinöhso:ni' (approx. 0.6 miles away); American Revolution (approx. 0.9 miles away); Farnham Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.3 miles away); First Settlers (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Irving.

More about this marker. Marker is worn and paint is peeling.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, April 21, 2013

2. Amos Sottle Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 22, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 944 times since then and 84 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 22, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.