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Historical Markers in Sherwood, New York

 
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 (234) Cortland County, NY (103) Jefferson County, NY (160) Onondaga County, NY (243) Oswego County, NY (80) Seneca County, NY (110) Tompkins County, NY (140) Wayne County, NY (166)  CayugaCounty(234) Cayuga County (234)  CortlandCounty(103) Cortland County (103)  JeffersonCounty(160) Jefferson County (160)  OnondagaCounty(243) Onondaga County (243)  OswegoCounty(80) Oswego County (80)  SenecaCounty(110) Seneca County (110)  TompkinsCounty(140) Tompkins County (140)  WayneCounty(166) Wayne County (166)
Auburn is the county seat for Cayuga County
Sherwood is in Cayuga County
      Cayuga County (234)  
ADJACENT TO CAYUGA COUNTY
      Cortland County (103)  
      Jefferson County (160)  
      Onondaga County (243)  
      Oswego County (80)  
      Seneca County (110)  
      Tompkins County (140)  
      Wayne County (166)  
 
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1 New York, Cayuga County, Sherwood — Emily Howland1827-1929
Noted educator and philanthropist, founded the Sherwood Select School 1872, lived hereMap (db m172380) HM
2 New York, Cayuga County, Sherwood — Howland Stone Store Museum“Slavery is ... utterly repugnant both to the letter and spirit of the Bible” — Slocum Howland —
Slocum Howland (1794–1881) successfully combined the values of his Quaker faith with commercial pursuits, making his store part of Sherwood's busy Underground Railroad network. He signed a petition in 1835 declaring that "slavery.…. is . . . Map (db m172390) HM
3 New York, Cayuga County, Sherwood — Howland Store
Built 1837- Slocum Howland Quaker, noted abolitionist, entrepreneur and land owner. Father of Emily HowlandMap (db m172388) HM
4 New York, Cayuga County, Sherwood — Pioneer Site
Settled 1794-95 by Judge Seth Sherwood. Erected house wherein court was held 1804 when village was county seat.Map (db m172386) HM
 
 
  
 
 
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Apr. 29, 2024