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Woolen Mill

 
 
Woolen Mill Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Yugoboy, October 13, 2012
1. Woolen Mill Marker
Inscription. Samuel A. Seely erected a Woolen Mill at this place in 1801 The first in Schuyler County
 
Erected 1932 by State Education Department.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & CommerceSettlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1801.
 
Location. 42° 25.1′ N, 76° 52.015′ W. Marker is in Burdett, New York, in Schuyler County. It is on New York State Route 414 0.2 miles south of Carpenter Road, on the right when traveling south. As can be seen in the photos, this marker is just feet from another - Warehouse. It is also on the banks of some spectacularly photogenic waterfalls. 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Warehouse (here, next to this marker); Oldest House (approx. 0.9 miles away); Military Route (approx. 0.9 miles away); Underground Railroad (approx. 1.9 miles away); Honoring Our Naval Veterans (approx. 2.4 miles away); Opera House (approx. 2.6 miles away); World Wars Memorial (approx. 2.9 miles away); Salt (approx. 2.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Burdett.
 
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Northern Approach to Woolen Mill Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Yugoboy, October 13, 2012
2. Northern Approach to Woolen Mill Marker
Southern Approach to Woolen Mill Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Yugoboy, October 13, 2012
3. Southern Approach to Woolen Mill Marker
Hector Falls image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Yugoboy, October 13, 2012
4. Hector Falls
A better picture is here: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-k-OS4l4clow/UHpZfhhGorI/AAAAAAAAA54/uCJv9CIUkDk/s1600/03-Finger-Lakes-Falls.jpg from my blog post here: http://yugoboy99.blogspot.com/p/mr-and-mrs-yugoboys-anniversary-trip-to.html
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 12, 2013, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. This page has been viewed 848 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 12, 2013, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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