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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Sterling

 
Clickable Map of Cayuga County, New York and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Cayuga County, NY (274) Cortland County, NY (140) Jefferson County, NY (163) Onondaga County, NY (343) Oswego County, NY (146) Seneca County, NY (152) Tompkins County, NY (191) Wayne County, NY (264)  CayugaCounty(274) Cayuga County (274)  CortlandCounty(140) Cortland County (140)  JeffersonCounty(163) Jefferson County (163)  OnondagaCounty(343) Onondaga County (343)  OswegoCounty(146) Oswego County (146)  SenecaCounty(152) Seneca County (152)  TompkinsCounty(191) Tompkins County (191)  WayneCounty(264) Wayne County (264)
Auburn is the county seat for Cayuga County
Sterling is in Cayuga County
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1 ► New York, Cayuga County, Sterling — 381 — District School # 5 —
Has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002 by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m244631) HM
2 ► New York, Cayuga County, Sterling — 908 — Patriot Burials — Sterling Center Cemetery —
Earliest burial ca. 1816. At least five Revolutionary War veterans interred here ca. 1818 - 1848. — — Map (db m244617) HM WM
3 ► New York, Cayuga County, Sterling — Railway Signal Tower —
The c.a. 1910 Railway Signal Tower was acquired in the early 1930's then used as a woodworking shop by William Williams. It was then located in Sterling Center and now generously given by grandson Roger Malcott. The Tower was originally located . . . — — Map (db m79779) HM
4 ► New York, Cayuga County, Sterling — School House Built 1825 —
School House Built 1825 District No. 16 New York State and National Registers of Historic Sites, 2003 ———— Sterling Historical Society Est. 1976 Little Red School House Museum — — Map (db m79777) HM
5 ► New York, Cayuga County, Sterling — Site of First Baptist Church of Sterling —
Site of first Baptist Church of Sterling erected in 1841. Federated with United Presbyterian in 1931. Churches consolidated in 1962. Sold and dismantled in 1970. — — Map (db m79782) HM
6 ► New York, Cayuga County, Sterling — Sterling Nature Center — Two Miles Of Natural Shoreline — Natural History —
Explore! Two miles of lakeshore and 1400 acres of forest and field. Scenic views of Lake Ontario from glacially-formed bluffs. Varied terrain With wetlands, vernal pools, woodlands, creeks, and meadows that shelters diverse species of animals . . . — — Map (db m281238) HM
7 ► New York, Cayuga County, Sterling — Sterling Valley —
First settlement made here 1805 by Peter Dumas, a soldier with Lafayette. Earlier called Coopers Mills after John Cooper 1810 — — Map (db m79783) HM
8 ► New York, Cayuga County, Sterling — Town of Sterling —
Named after a Revolutionary officer, Lord Wm. Alexander Sterling. Set off from Cato 1812. First grist and saw mill built here in 1813 — — Map (db m79753) HM
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Nov. 13, 2026