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Bolivar in Allegany County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Lesuer House

 
 
Lesuer House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 4, 2015
1. Lesuer House Marker
Inscription. Early settler Eli Lesuer bought this property 1834. Elected 1st town assessor 1825, school commissioner 1834, and path master 1846.
 
Erected 2013 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1834.
 
Location. 42° 3.236′ N, 78° 10.773′ W. Marker is in Bolivar, New York, in Allegany County. It is on Main Street (New York State Route 417) 0.1 miles south of Foreman Hollow Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bolivar NY 14715, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, and in the Southern Tier. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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: Early Cemetery (approx. Ό mile away); This Is Oil Country! (approx. one mile away); Bolivar Free Library (approx. one mile away); One Mile East of this Spot (approx. 2.7 miles away); Ceres (approx. 6 miles away in Pennsylvania); Ceres School (approx. 6.1 miles away); B.J. Thomas (approx. 6.6 miles away); Peter Jones (approx. 7.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bolivar.
 
Also see . . .  Eli Lesuer at FindAGrave.com. (Submitted on September 7, 2015, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
 
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Lesuer House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 4, 2015
2. Lesuer House Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 7, 2015, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 630 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 7, 2015, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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