Sheldon in Wyoming County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Ziba Hamilton
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, July 6, 2014
1. Ziba Hamilton Marker
Erected 1932 by State Education Department.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Science & Medicine • Settlements & Settlers • War of 1812. A significant historical year for this entry is 1807.
Location. 42° 45.315′ N, 78° 25.113′ W. Marker is in Sheldon, New York, in Wyoming County. It is on North Sheldon Road 1½ miles south of Big Tree Road (U.S. 20A), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Strykersville NY 14145, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, and in the Finger Lakes. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. 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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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: St. Cecilia's (approx. 1.2 miles away); Persons Cemetery (approx. 1.4 miles away); Turner's Corners (approx. 2 miles away); Pioneer Cemetery (approx. 3.8 miles away); Stryker Willow (approx. 4 miles away); Former School (approx. 4.1 miles away); Iwo Jima Memorial (approx. 5.6 miles away); In Memory of Wales, NY Veterans (approx. 5.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sheldon.
Also see . . . Holland Land Company - Wikipedia. (Submitted on July 6, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, July 6, 2014
2. Southward View Ziba Hamilton Marker
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, July 6, 2014
3. Northward View Ziba Hamilton Marker
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, July 6, 2014
4. Site of Ziba Hamilton Marker
Many wind turbines in this area.
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5. Ziba Hamilton
Courtesy Barb Durfee, Town of Sheldon Historian
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 6, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 791 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 6, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. 5. submitted on July 18, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
