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

Saw Mill Creek

Photographed by Yugoboy, October 13, 2012

1. Saw Mill Creek Marker

Inscription. First saw mill in section located here, built by Reuben Smith, 1785-6

Erected 1939 by State Education Department.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 42° 29.9′ N, 76° 52.294′ W. Marker is near Burdett, New York, in Schuyler County. It is on New York State Route 414 0.2 miles south of Tichenor Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Burdett NY 14818, 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.

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least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Gen. Hand's Light Corps (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); General Poor's Brigade (approx. 0.2 miles away); Peach Orchard (approx. ¼ mile away); General Clinton's Brigade (approx. 0.3 miles away); General Maxwell's Brigade (approx. 0.4 miles away); Early Settler (approx. half a mile away); William Wickham (approx. 1.6 miles away).

Condition of Saw Mill Creek Marker October 2023 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mira Earls, October 24, 2023

2. Condition of Saw Mill Creek Marker October 2023

Northern Approach to Saw Mill Creek Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Yugoboy, October 13, 2012

3. Northern Approach to Saw Mill Creek Marker

Southern Approach to Saw Mill Creek Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Yugoboy, October 13, 2012

4. Southern Approach to Saw Mill Creek Marker

Saw Mill Creek Marker wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mira Earls, October 24, 2023

5. Saw Mill Creek Marker wide view

Credits. This page was last revised on March 18, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 12, 2013, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. This page has been viewed 820 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on September 12, 2013, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. 2. submitted on October 24, 2023, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. 3, 4. submitted on September 12, 2013, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. 5. submitted on October 24, 2023, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.