Ulysses in Tompkins County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Camp Site
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, July 30, 2016
1. Camp Site Marker
May be a replacement replica of the original.
Captain Jonathan Woodworth
Revolutionary Soldier.
Navigator and surveyor
with exploring expedition
camped here in June 1788.
Erected 1832 by New York State Education Department.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Exploration. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1788.
Location. 42° 32.782′ N, 76° 36.047′ W. Marker is in Ulysses, New York, in Tompkins County. It is on New York State Route 89 Ό mile north of Gorge Road, on the right when traveling north. Marker is at Taughannock Falls State Park, northeast side of the NY 89 bridge over Taughannock Creek. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Trumansburg NY 14886, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York and in the Southern Tier. 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Samuel Weyburn (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Halsey House (approx. 2.1 miles away); Grove Cemetery Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.3 miles away); The Dorsey Home (approx. 2½ miles away); Old Cooper Inn (approx. 2.6 miles away); Former Church (approx. 2.7 miles away); Table Salt Wells (approx. 2.7 miles away); Dann House (approx. 2.8 miles away).
Also see . . . Taughannock Falls State Park. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on July 31, 2016, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, July 30, 2016
2. Camp Site & Marker
Northward on NY 89, but compass east.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, July 30, 2016
3. Camp Site Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 26, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 31, 2016, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 546 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 31, 2016, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.
