Adams Center in Jefferson County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Birthplace of Melvil Dewey
1851-1931
Photographed by Dominic Morrell, July 11, 2014
1. Birthplace of Melvil Dewey Marker
Erected by In Memory Of Helen C. Whitney.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Charity & Public Work • Education.
Location. 43° 51.648′ N, 76° 0.301′ W. Marker is in Adams Center, New York, in Jefferson County. It is on U.S. 11, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 13300 US 11, Adams Center NY 13606, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York and in the Adirondacks & North Country. It is also in the American Northeast, on the Great Lakes, 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 Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: War Memorial (approx. 3.4 miles away); Patriot Burials (approx. 4 miles away); Watertown Region (approx. 5.4 miles away); Carrying Cable Route (approx. 5.7 miles away); a different marker also named Carrying Cable Route (approx. 6.9 miles away); Home of Dr. Samuel Guthrie (approx. 7.6 miles away); Battle of York Memorial (approx. 7.9 miles away); War of 1812 Unknown Soldiers Memorial (approx. 7.9 miles away).
Regarding Birthplace of Melvil Dewey. Melvil Dewey was born in this house on December 10, 1851. He later invented the Dewey Decimal System to categorize library books, helped to host
this page online
Additional keywords. Library Sciences
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 18, 2019
2. Birthplace of Melvil Dewey and Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 18, 2019
3. Birthplace of Melvil Dewey
Credits. This page was last revised on November 15, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 21, 2014, by Dominic Morrell of Dover, Delaware. This page has been viewed 981 times since then and 54 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 21, 2014, by Dominic Morrell of Dover, Delaware. 2, 3. submitted on November 15, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
