Home of professional oarsman
Charles Courtney
Nat'l. Single Sculls Champ 1876
Winner of 83 major trophies
Crew coach Cornell University
22 years, won 117- lost 47 — — Map (db m145759) HM
A village of the Cayuga Nation,
stood near this spot. It was occupied and
destroyed by a detachment from the army
of General John Sullivan, commanded by
Lieut-Col. William Butler, which bivouacked
here on the night of September 21, . . . — — Map (db m145819) HM
Howland School
for young women
founded on this site in 1863
by George Howland.
Became Union Springs Hotel
& Sanitarium ca. 1886-1900. — — Map (db m145802) HM
Schooner master & stonemason. Carved stones for early Cornell U. buildings & former Cornell Public Library in Ithaca. Lived here 1907-1913 — — Map (db m223920) HM
The Mill Pond was lined throughout the
1800's by a variety of grist mills, bending
works, saw mills, woolen mills, and
warehouses that spurred local industry.
Today the Mill Pond is a haven for many
migratory and local birds. Because it . . . — — Map (db m145763) HM
This valley was the site
of the principal
Cayuga Indian village
To the brave French Jesuit
missionaries whose heroism
was almost without parallel
Joseph Chaumonot
and Rene Menard
who as guests as of
Chief Saonchiogwa
built here in 1656 . . . — — Map (db m145842) HM
front face
An expedition against the hostile Indian nations which checked the aggressions of the English and Indians on the frontiers of New York and Pennsylvania, extending westward the dominion of the United States.
rear face . . . — — Map (db m145834) HM
Constructed early 1840s as
a one room school house.
Used as a private residence
then returned to classroom
use. Renovated in 2009. — — Map (db m145794) HM
