Meridian in Cayuga County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Cato Four Corners
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 16, 2015
1. Cato Four Corners Marker
Geo. Loveless and Abel Pasko
first settlers in 1804.
Jesse Elwell and Abner
Hollister settled in 1805.
Called Meridian since 1849
Erected 1935 by New York State Education Department.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1804.
Location. 43° 9.926′ N, 76° 32.174′ W. Marker is in Meridian, New York, in Cayuga County. It is on Main Street (New York State Route 370) 0.1 miles east of Bonta Bridge Road (County Route 18B), on the right when traveling east. Marker is at a small park just east of the Post Office. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Meridian NY 13113, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Central New York, and in the Syracuse Metropolitan Area. 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: In Memory of Abner Hollister (a few steps from this marker); Burial Place (approx. 1.2 miles away); Jakway's Corners (approx. 1.8 miles away); Old Mill (approx. 2 miles away); Site Where Four Towns Meet (approx. 2.9 miles away); Cobblestone (approx. 6.4 miles away); The Canalway Trail:Elbridge/Lock 51 (approx. 7.1 miles away); Jordan Lock 51 (approx. 7.1 miles away).
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Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 16, 2015
2. Eastward
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 16, 2015
3. Westward
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 16, 2015
4. Cato Four Corners Marker
With Abner Hollister Memorial in background.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 28, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 881 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 28, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.
