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St. Alphonsus

 
 
St. Alphonsus Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, August 28, 2015
1. St. Alphonsus Marker
Inscription.
St. Alphonsus
Church was founded by
German-speaking Catholics
in 1853. The congregation
worshipped in a church on
Water Street until this
ediface was erected in 1930.

 
Erected 2007 by City of Auburn.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1853.
 
Location. 42° 56.01′ N, 76° 33.333′ W. Marker is in Auburn, New York, in Cayuga County. It is at the intersection of East Genesee Street (U.S. 20) and Gaylord Street, on the right when traveling west on East Genesee Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 85 East Genesee Street, 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 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
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original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Willard Chapel (approx. 0.4 miles away); Willard Memorial Chapel - Welch Memorial Building (approx. half a mile away); Site of Log Cabin-1793 of (approx. half a mile away); Cayuga County Bicentennial Memorial Garden at Willard Chapel (approx. half a mile away); Francis Hunter House (approx. half a mile away); Cayuga County Civil War Soldiers And Sailors Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); 1st N.Y. Independent Battery Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); David Munson Osborne Memorial City Hall (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Auburn.
 
Westward image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, August 28, 2015
2. Westward
Eastward image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, August 28, 2015
3. Eastward
St. Alphonsus image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, August 28, 2015
4. St. Alphonsus
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 8, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 830 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 8, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.
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Jul. 28, 2026