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

Underground Railroad

Photographed by Yugoboy, October 13, 2012

1. Underground Railroad Marker

Inscription. Luther Cleveland and wife sheltered fugitive slaves here, and helped them on their way to Canada

Erected 1932 by State Education Department.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Abolition & Underground RR.

Location. 42° 25.331′ N, 76° 54.268′ W. Marker is in Watkins Glen, New York, in Schuyler County. It is on New York State Route 14 just north of Route 14A, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Watkins Glen NY 14891, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Woolen Mill (approx. 1.9 miles away); Warehouse (approx. 1.9 miles away); Military Route (approx. 2.8 miles away); Oldest House (approx. 2.8 miles away); Honoring Our Naval Veterans (approx. 3.1 miles away); Opera House (approx. 3.3 miles away); Salt (approx. 3½ miles away); World Wars Memorial (approx. 3½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Watkins Glen.

Also see . . . Luther Cleveland at FindAGrave.com. (Submitted on September 18, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

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Northern Approach to Underground Railroad Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Yugoboy, October 13, 2012

2. Northern Approach to Underground Railroad Marker

Southern Approach to Underground Railroad Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Yugoboy, October 13, 2012

3. Southern Approach to Underground Railroad Marker

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 1,432 times since then and 35 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.