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

First Settler

 
 
First Settler Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, April 21, 2013
1. First Settler Marker
Inscription. On Chautauqua Lake was Dr. Alexander McIntyre who erected here his log cabin and stockade.
 
Erected 1936 by New York State Education Department.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers.
 
Location. 42° 14.843′ N, 79° 29.732′ W. Marker is in Mayville, New York, in Chautauqua County. It is at the intersection of South Erie Street (New York State Route 394) and Lakeview Avenue, on the right when traveling north on South Erie Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mayville NY 14757, 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
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original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Mayville Station (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Large Ice House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Tourgee Home (approx. 0.4 miles away); Site of Scott Tavern (approx. 0.6 miles away); Chautauqua Lake Region (approx. 0.7 miles away); First Courts (approx. 0.7 miles away); Donald McKenzie (approx. 0.7 miles away); In Honor (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mayville.
 
First Settler Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, April 21, 2013
2. First Settler 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 852 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 22, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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