Hector in Schuyler County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Early Settler

Photographed by Yugoboy, October 13, 2012

1. Early Settler Marker

Inscription.
State's survey 1790
locates here cabin one
Masters
with twenty acres
cleared land

Erected 1932 by State Education Department.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1790.

Location. 42° 30.27′ N, 76° 52.51′ W. Marker is in Hector, New York, in Schuyler County. It is on New York State Route 414 just south of Hazlitt Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hector NY 14841, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York,

specifically in Western New York,

in the Finger Lakes,

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 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

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2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Peach Orchard (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); Gen. Hand's Light Corps (approx. 0.3 miles away); Saw Mill Creek (approx. half a mile away); General Clinton's Brigade (approx. 0.6 miles away); General Poor's Brigade (approx. 0.7 miles away); General Maxwell's Brigade (approx. 0.7 miles away); William Wickham (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hector.

Southern Approach to Early Settler Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Yugoboy, October 13, 2012

2. Southern Approach to Early Settler Marker

Northern Approach to Early Settler Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Yugoboy, October 13, 2012

3. Northern Approach to Early Settler Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 4, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 12, 2013, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. This page has been viewed 715 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 12, 2013, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.