On Bayard Street at Spring Street, on the right when traveling east on Bayard Street.
1776
Abigail Adams entreats her husband
to "remember the ladies".
1777
Women lose the right to vote in New York.
1780
Women lose the right to vote in Massachusetts.
1784
Women lose the right to vote in New . . . — — Map (db m104714) HM
On Fall Street (U.S. 20) 0.1 miles west of Mynderse Street, on the right when traveling west.
At first we traveled quite alone…but before we had gone many miles we came on the other wagon –load of women…and long before we reached Seneca Falls we were a procession.
Charlotte Woodward, about 1920
Here in the Wesleyan Chapel, at . . . — — Map (db m8202) HM
On Cayuga Street (U.S. 20) at Trinity Lane, on the right when traveling north on Cayuga Street.
1818-1894 Wearing her namesake Bloomers, this teacher and feminist edited as well as published the first U.S. women's newspaper, The Lily — — Map (db m65244) HM
Enlisted in the war service April 25, 1861, was wounded May 14, 1864, taken prisoner June 15, 1864, suffered at Andersonville and other prisons, discharged from service March 2, 1866. — — Map (db m104792) WM
On New York State Route 89 at Rambler Road, on the left when traveling north on State Route 89.
In 1965 President Dwight David Eisenhower broke ground here for a new liberal arts college, dedicated as a living memorial to his "life and deeds" and designed to instill in its students a global perspective. From 1968 to 1983, a vibrant community . . . — — Map (db m231864) HM
On Cayuga Street (U.S. 20) just north of Trinity Lane, on the left when traveling north.
First Presbyterian Church of Seneca Falls founded in 1807.
Current building dedicated in 1873, first Equal Rights Amendment proposed here in 1923 by Alice Paul. — — Map (db m65242) HM
On Mynderse Street at Fall Street (U.S. 20), on the left when traveling north on Mynderse Street.
On this spot stood the Wesleyan Chapel
Where the First Woman’s Rights Convention
in the World’s history was held
July 19 and 20 1848
———————
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Moved this resolution
Which . . . — — Map (db m8128) HM
On Washington Street at Latham Street on Washington Street.
Fourth Ward School c. 1869
has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m65249) HM
On U.S. 20 at Gravel Road (County Route 101), on the left when traveling north on U.S. 20.
Routes of the armies of
General John Sullivan
and
General James Clinton
1779
An expedition against the hostile Indian nations which checked the aggression of the English and Indians on the frontiers of New York and Pennsylvania, . . . — — Map (db m8069) HM
On East Bayard Street, 0.1 miles east of Ovid Street (New York State Route 414).
Who served as president of Gould's Pumps from 1907-1964. The original site of Goulds Pumps, founded by his grandfather Seabury S. Gould in 1848, was in Van Cleef Lake below. He was a U.S. Congressman from 1915-1923 and led a life dedicated to . . . — — Map (db m65247) HM
On U.S. 20 west of Stanton Meadows Drive, on the right when traveling west.
Reserved in deed to Thomas Lawrence, here until 1856 were mills, distilleries, taverns, school, justice ct. Masonic Lodge, race track. — — Map (db m224453) HM
Near Fall Street (U.S. 20) west of Mynderse Street.
Men actively supported the First Women's Rights Convention and the ensuing women's rights movement.
Richard Hunt encouraged the convention organizers to action. At the convention, James Mott and Thomas M'Clintock chaired sessions, while . . . — — Map (db m226564) HM
On Mynderse Street at Fall Street (U.S. 20), on the left when traveling north on Mynderse Street.
When women first demanded "the elective franchise" or the right to vote at the 1848 convention, they secured their own and the Wesleyan Chapel's place in history. In 1908 this community and descendants of the convention's participants proudly . . . — — Map (db m113559) HM
On Bayard Street, 0.2 miles east of Courtney Drive, on the right when traveling east.
Nathaniel J. Potter, innkeeper blacksmith on Genesee Road, 1801-1808. His son, Henry S. Potter, lived here. 1st Pres. Western Union Telegraph, 1851 — — Map (db m104774) HM
On Seneca Street east of Washington Street, on the left when traveling east.
The landscape in front of you looked vastly different in Elizabeth Cady Stanton's day. Instead of a serene lake, mills and factories lined the much narrower Seneca-Cayuga Canal and Seneca River. Canal boats plied the waterways; trains on the . . . — — Map (db m104835) HM
On Washington Street just north of Seneca Street, on the right when traveling north.
When the Stanton family moved to Seneca Falls in 1847, the house was nearly twice as large as it now is but dilapidated and overgrown. Acting as her own general contractor, Elizabeth Cady Stanton hired workers and oversaw its refurbishment. The . . . — — Map (db m65313) HM
On Fall Street at Trinity Lane, on the right when traveling east on Fall Street.
In grateful recognition of filmmakers Ken Burns and Paul Barnes, the community of Seneca Falls dedicates Suffrage Park in tribute to the film "Not For Ourselves Alone" for bringing national focus to the birthplace of Women's Rights, and for their . . . — — Map (db m104836) HM
On Cayuga Street (U.S. 20) at South Park Street, on the right when traveling south on Cayuga Street.
To the Martyrs who fell
and the heroes who fought
in defense of Liberty and
the Union.
1861-1865
( Right Side )
“Liberty and Union
now and forever
one and inseparable.”
( Back Side ) . . . — — Map (db m8088) HM
On Seneca Street at Washington Street, on the right when traveling west on Seneca Street.
Womens' Rights National Historical Park acquired the Jacob R Chamberlain home in 1996 to develop services for Stanton House visitors.
Later archeological and historic structure investigations revealed that the Chamberlain home, built in 1815, is . . . — — Map (db m65314) HM
It's 1890. This is "the flats,” the industrial center of Seneca Falls. The noise is deafening, as hundreds of highly-skilled workers build pumps and fire engines in factories jammed onto every inch of the islands below you. Hammer blows ring . . . — — Map (db m65319) HM
On Fall Street (U.S. 20) 0.1 miles west of Mynderse Street, on the right when traveling west.
Home to progressive thinkers and welcoming to reformist speakers, the Wesleyan Chapel was known as the “Great Light House.”
In 1843, amidst emerging local and national controversy over freedom of speech, the role of women, temperance, and the . . . — — Map (db m8203) HM
On Fall Street just west of Water Street, on the right when traveling east.
Early morning July 30, 1890
Alarms howl, waking the whole village. Flames roar down Fall Street, fanned by a stiff breeze. A choking black smoke billows across the canal. Jets of water hiss from hoses bristling from a dozen horse—drawn, . . . — — Map (db m65322) HM
On Washington Street, 0.1 miles south of Seneca Street, on the right when traveling north.
The Stanton House: Shaping a Reformer
When Elizabeth Cady Stanton moved into this house in 1847, she was a socially conscious wife, mother, and housekeeper. When she and her family left in 1862, she was a leader of the nation's emerging . . . — — Map (db m65318) HM
On Bridge Street, 0.1 miles north of West Bayard Street.
may have inspired the hometown look of Frank Capra's 1946 holiday film classic "It's a Wonderful Life." Mr. Capra is known to have visited here in the mid-1940s at the same time the screenplay for the film was being developed. Many similarities . . . — — Map (db m65315) HM
may have inspired the hometown look of Frank Capra's 1946 holiday film classic "It's a Wonderful Life." Mr. Capra is known to have visited here in the mid-1940s at the same time the screenplay for the film was being developed. Many similarities . . . — — Map (db m65316) HM
On Fall Street (U.S. 20) west of Mynverse Street, on the right when traveling west.
The Chapel is founded
In March, 1843, the First Wesleyan Methodist Society of Seneca Falls resolved to build "a house of Public Worship." In October, they dedicated the new brick church described as "well finished," "on a good site," . . . — — Map (db m226594) HM
On Fall Street (U.S. 20) west of Mynderse Street, on the right when traveling west.
A colorful life
After the Wesleyan Methodist congregation split in 1869, the chapel was sold. The building played many roles in the community until 1985.
Some of everything
Later owners moved and added walls, floors, . . . — — Map (db m226592) HM
On Fall Street (U.S. 20) west of Mynderse Street, on the right when traveling west.
Saving the chapel
At the urging of concerned citizens, Congress established Women's Rights National Historical Park in 1980. The federal government purchased the former Wesleyan Chapel in 1985.
All that remained
Very . . . — — Map (db m226563) HM
On Washington Street, 0.1 miles south of Seneca Street, on the right when traveling north.
In pursuit of women’s rights, Elizabeth Cady Stanton developed a network that included some of the most famous reformers in American history. Frederick Douglass, Lucretia Coffin Mott and her sister Martha Coffin Wright, William Lloyd Garrison, and — . . . — — Map (db m65311) HM
The Seneca River—the Cayuga Indians called it "Sha-Se-On-Se" or "Swift Waters". In Seneca Falls the Seneca River was a winding, rapid-filled waterway that became an important carrying place on the route from Albany to Geneva and on to the western . . . — — Map (db m104832) HM
On Fall Street (U.S. 20) just west of Mynderse Street, on the right when traveling east.
Welcome to Seneca Falls, where its roots run deep and strong. The community has evolved over three centuries into the Historic gateway to the Finger Lakes since our founding in 1829. The best of our heritage remains today – a strong work . . . — — Map (db m144048) HM
On Fall Street just west of Water Street, on the right.
Since its construction in 1843, the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel has accommodated a remarkable variety of uses. Built to house the religious services of the abolitionist Wesleyan Methodists, the Chapel was routinely opened for meetings of . . . — — Map (db m65321) HM
On East Bayard Street, 0.1 miles east of Ovid Street.
In May 1851, there was a chance encounter on the streets of Seneca Falls which forever altered the struggle for women's rights. Amelia Jenks Bloomer introduced Susan B. Anthony to Elizabeth Cady Stanton. The friendship that was forged between . . . — — Map (db m65248) HM
On Fall Street (New York State Route 414) at Mynderse Street on Fall Street.
Welcome to one of the few national parks dedicated to a social reform movement - Women's rights.
Here in Seneca Falls and Waterloo, in living rooms and on front porches, in private and in public, a group of five women started a movement that would . . . — — Map (db m143646) HM
