Brutus in Cayuga County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

William McCreedy

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, August 28, 2015

1. William McCreedy Marker

Inscription. William McCreedy and family, burial site. Soldier in Revolution. Born 1755 - Died 1824. Early Methodist meeting held in nearby family home.

Erected 1976 by Town of Brutus.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the The Spirit of ’76, America’s Bicentennial Celebration series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1755.

Location. 43° 2.054′ N, 76° 33.745′ W. Marker is in Brutus, New York, in Cayuga County. It is on North State Road (New York State Route 34 at milepost 30.5), 0.2 miles south of Downs Road, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Weedsport NY 13166, 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.

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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 walking distance of this marker: God's Acre (approx. 0.7 miles away); First Baptist Church of Weedsport (approx. 0.9 miles away); Firehouse (approx. 0.9 miles away); Cayuga County Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); Conduit For Ideas (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Boom Years (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Erie Canal (approx. 0.9 miles away); a different marker also named The Erie Canal (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brutus.

William McCreedy Marker in 2024 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mira Earls, November 20, 2024

2. William McCreedy Marker in 2024

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, August 28, 2015

3. Southward

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, August 28, 2015

4. Northward

William McCreedy Site Headstones image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, August 28, 2015

5. William McCreedy Site Headstones

William McCreedy Marker & Site image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, August 28, 2015

6. William McCreedy Marker & Site

Photographed by Mira Earls, November 20, 2024

7. William McCreedy Site Headstones

The headstones in photo 5. Nine years later.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 12, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 10, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 781 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on September 10, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. 2. submitted on November 20, 2024, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on September 10, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. 7. submitted on November 20, 2024, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York.