Sheldon in Wyoming County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Turner's Corners
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, July 19, 2015
1. Turner's Corners Marker
Erected 1932 by New York State Education Department.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1804.
Location. 42° 46.228′ N, 78° 23.129′ W. Marker is in Sheldon, New York, in Wyoming County. It is on Big Tree Road (U.S. 20A) 0.2 miles east of Allegheny Road (New York State Route 77), on the right when traveling west. 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Persons Cemetery (approx. Ύ mile away); Ziba Hamilton (approx. 2 miles away); St. Cecilia's (approx. 2.8 miles away); Site of U.S. CCC Camp #1285 (approx. 4.7 miles away); Stony Brook Glen (approx. 4.7 miles away); Daniel Richards (approx. 4.9 miles away); Pioneer Cemetery (approx. 5½ miles away); Stryker Willow (approx. 5.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sheldon.
More about this marker. The Town of Sheldon Historian, as of 7/15/2014, stated the marker was being repaired. The original pictures for this page, showing the marker missing from the site on 7/12/2014, have been withdrawn. The current pictures on this page show that the marker has been repaired and returned to the site.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, July 19, 2015
2. Westward on US 20A
Towards NY 77 intersection. Wind turbines in background.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, July 19, 2015
3. Eastward
Credits. This page was last revised on September 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 16, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 1,140 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 21, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
