On Genesee Street at Court Street, on the right when traveling east on Genesee Street.
Dedicated to the Memory of William H. Seward who as a young Auburn lawyer practiced law in Cayuga County Court House. He rose to become governor of New York, United States Senator, Secretary of State under Lincoln and Johnson. He was Lincoln's . . . — — Map (db m88355) HM
On Genesee Street west of South Street (New York State Route 34), on the right when traveling east.
Headquarters of the Cayuga County Political Equality Club here 1914-1916. Founded 1891. Championed women's suffrage until won in New York in 1917. — — Map (db m226059) HM
On Wolverton Street at Wolverton Road, on the left when traveling north on Wolverton Street.
This fine brick house, Regency in style with some Gothic touches, was built about 1854-55 by Enos Wolverton. It retains the splendid circular stairs which originally led to a windowed belvedere above the house's roof. Wolverton was born in Cayuga . . . — — Map (db m259226) HM
On South Street at Grover Street, on the right when traveling north on South Street.
This memorial is erected in honor of the officers and men who served their country in the Civil War in the following organizations formed in Cayuga County
19th Regiment New York Infantry •
3rd New York Light Artillery •
75th Regiment New . . . — — Map (db m295389) WM
On Genesee Street 0.1 miles east of James Street, on the right when traveling east.
[left] The Moral of War In War: Resolution In Defeat: Definace In Victory: Magnanimity In Peace: Goodwill Winston Spencer Churchill ———————— This memorial is dedicated as a perpetual reminder . . . — — Map (db m88221) WM
In 1828, the Cayuga-Seneca Canal opened in Montezuma allowing transportation of people and goods into the Finger Lakes and beyond by connecting with the Erie Canal at this site. The Exchange Hotel provided lodging for travelers and was the center of . . . — — Map (db m83560) HM
On East Main Street near South Jackson Street, on the right when traveling east.
John C. Blanchard
John Celsus Blanchard (1822-1905) epitomizes the American “self-made man.” He left his home in Cayuga County, New York, at age fourteen, bound for the western frontier. Blanchard worked as a laborer in Detroit, Livingston . . . — — Map (db m215933) HM
On North Main Street (New York State Route 414), on the left when traveling south.
Purchased military lot no. 37 in 1793. Served as Seneca County Clerk, NYS Legislator & U.S. Congressman. Lived here until 1832. — — Map (db m244966) HM
On Grand River Street South at Burwell Street, on the right when traveling north on Grand River Street South.
This house and the adjoining structure were built by Asa
Wolverton, a native of Cayuga County, New York, who had
immigrated to Upper Canada in 1826. About 1832 he settled
in Paris, where he erected sawmills and became a prosperous lumber . . . — — Map (db m223265) HM
On Reed Avenue 0.2 miles south of East Adams Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
James D. Savage was born in 1817 in Cayuga County, New York and moved to Illinois as a a child. He was described as a strong man with blue eyes and a magnificent physique. It was said that he was smart as a whip, shrewd in business and adept with . . . — — Map (db m101846) HM
On Church Street at William Street, on the left when traveling west on Church Street.
350 men of the 111th New York Infantry rose early on the morning of July 2, 1863 to a meager breakfast of crackers, bacon and coffee before continuing their march toward Gettysburg. They waited in the fields south of town, eager to join the battle . . . — — Map (db m270986) HM WM
On Coshocton Street (U.S. 62) at Woodgate Drive, on the right when traveling west on Coshocton Street.
Side A: Johnstown Cemetery
In 1810, Dr. Oliver Bigelow from Cayuga County, New York, purchased a 4,000-acre tract of land in Monroe Township from John Brown of Boone County, Kentucky, for the sum of $10,000. President John Adams had . . . — — Map (db m16711) HM
On Genesee Street 0.1 miles east of James Street, on the right when traveling east.
Hon. Theodore Medad Pomeroy (1824-1905) was born in Cayuga to Rev. Medad Pomeroy and Lillian Maxwell. His father moved the family to Elridge where Theodore studied at Munro Academy under Lemuel S. Pomeroy. A graduate of Hamilton College, Theodore . . . — — Map (db m88309) HM
On Main Street (New York State Route 90) 0.5 miles north of Sherwood Road (County Route 42A), on the right when traveling north.
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.
— — Map (db m252002) HM
Near South 5th Street 0.1 miles south of Madison Street, on the right when traveling south.
In 1846, a majestic white oak stood on a Mississippi River Bluff on property owned by Quincy founder John Wood. It towered over the trees that surrounded it. When Wood began to plat Woodland, he chose this oak as the point around which the . . . — — Map (db m150048) HM
On South Street at Lincoln Street, on the right when traveling south on South Street.
The first Women’s Educational and Industrial Union was founded by Harriet Clisby in Boston, MA, in 1877 to “increase fellowship among women and to promote the best practical methods for securing their educational, industrial, and social . . . — — Map (db m283427) HM
On State Street (U.S. 89) at the road to Mount Carmel Cemetery, on the left when traveling north on State Street.
In memory of Isaac Behunin,
Mormon Pioneer, Early Utah Settler and
Credited with the naming of Zion Canyon
Early Mormon Pioneer
Isaac Behunin was born October 20, 1803 in Richland, New York to Albert and Nancy Lord Bohanan (Bohannon). . . . — — Map (db m40465) HM
On North Street (New York State Route 34), on the left when traveling north.
NYS Supreme Court Justice
Served from 1868 - 1901. 160th
Regiment Colonel in Civil War.
Purchased this home in 1871
& died here in 1902. — — Map (db m314944) HM
On Trout Pond Road north of Maintenance Road, on the left when traveling north.
This cemetery is the resting place for at least two dozen early settlers to the falls area. It is believed that the burials, or at least the stones, were moved here from another location in the park. A number of graves are unmarked. In the 1950s, . . . — — Map (db m167908) HM
Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
