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Site of the Foote Home

 
 
Site of the Foote Home Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, April 21, 2013
1. Site of the Foote Home Marker
Inscription. Built in 1823 by Elial Todd Foote, physician, legislator, jurist, historian who settled in Jamestown in 1815.
 
Erected 1935 by New York State Education Department.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places. A significant historical year for this entry is 1823.
 
Location. 42° 5.781′ N, 79° 14.192′ W. Marker is in Jamestown, New York, in Chautauqua County. It is at the intersection of East Second Street and Institute Street, on the right when traveling east on East Second Street. Located in front of Jamestown High School. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Jamestown NY 14701, 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, on the Great Lakes, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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 Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: First Congregational Church (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Robert H. Jackson (about 700 feet away); The First Theater (about 700 feet away); Site of Ahlstrom Piano Company (about 700 feet away); The Jamestown Academy (about 700 feet away); Chautauqua County Political Equality Club (approx. 0.2 miles away); Birthplace of Lucille Ball (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Woolen Mill (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jamestown.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Site of Methodist Church (was about 800 feet away
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Also see . . .  Elial Todd Foote at FindAGrave.com. (Submitted on April 23, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
 
Site of the Foote Home Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, April 21, 2013
2. Site of the Foote Home 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 706 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 22, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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