Aurelius in Cayuga County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
1789-1800 Old Genesee Road
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, August 28, 2015
1. 1789-1800 Old Genesee Road Marker
Old Genesee Road
from Hardenbergh Corners
to Harris Ferry crossed
here
Erected 1935 by New York State Education Department.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1789.
Location. 42° 55.008′ N, 76° 36.241′ W. Marker is in Aurelius, New York, in Cayuga County. It is at the intersection of West Genesee Road (New York State Route 326) and Experimental Road, on the right when traveling east on West Genesee Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Auburn NY 13021, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Stone House (approx. 0.9 miles away); Columbian Rope Plant (approx. one mile away); Half Acre * 1800 (approx. one mile away); E.D. Clapp (approx. 1.1 miles away); Christopher Columbus (approx. 1.4 miles away); Water Power in the City of Auburn (approx. 1.4 miles away); Abijah Fitch (approx. 1.4 miles away); Dr. Jerome Holland (approx. 1½ miles away).
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Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, August 28, 2015
2. Eastward Toward Intersection
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, August 28, 2015
3. Westward
Photographed by Mira Earls, June 9, 2025
4. 1789-1800 Old Genesee Road Marker as it looks in 2025
Photographed by Mira Earls, June 9, 2025
5. 1789-1800 Old Genesee Road Marker as seen from Experimental Road
Photographed by Mira Earls, June 9, 2025
6. 1789-1800 Old Genesee Road Marker near this intersection
Credits. This page was last revised on June 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 3, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 654 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 3, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. 4, 5, 6. submitted on June 23, 2025, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York.
