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175th Anniversary
Historical Markers
November 1, 1996
175th Anniversary Celebration
List, of Sites for Historical Markers
1.
Town of Ithaca
Formed March 15 1821 from
portion of Town of Ulysses.
Nathan Herrick 1st Supervi-
sor; Isaac Beers 1st Clerk.
Original size 34.6 sq mi.
(W. Glenn Norris, The Origin of Place Names in Tompkins County, J.H. S61k reg, ed. Landmarks of
Tompkins County)
2.
,Cayuga Heights
Incorporated in 1915.
Begun 1901 by Ithaca
businessmen Jared Newman &
Charles Blood as a quality
residential community.
(W. Glenn Norris, The Origin of Place Names in Tompkins County)
4.
Renwick Heights
Named for Revolutionary War,
veteran & early settler
Maj. James Renwick, whose
Military Lot 88 encompassed
much of the surrounding area.
(W. Glenn Norris, The Origin of Place Names in Tompkins County)
5.
Forest Home
Settled in 1794. Known as
Sidney's Mill, later Free
Hollow. 19th Century center
of industry. Renamed Forest
Home in 1876.
(W. Glenn Norris, The Origin of Place Names in Tompkins, County)
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6.
. Former Industry
Grist,- saw, woolen, plaster
-&'.gunpowder mills, foundry
and furniture factory once, _
tapped Fall Creek waterpower
here in Forest Home.
(Liese. P. Bronfenbrenner, Free Hollow to Forest Home, W. Glenn Norris, The Origin of Place Names in
Tompkins Countv)
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Cornell University
New York's Land Grant .
University, founded in 1865 by
Ezra Cornell . .
"where any person canfind...
instruction in . any study"
_ (Morris Bishop, A History of Cornell, Office of University Relations)
Agriculture College
Established in 1868
on Ezra Cornell's farm
to realize his vision for
agricultural research "
and education..
(Morris Bishop, A History of Comell; J. M, Olin Library Reference Dept., Office -ofUniversity Relations)'
9.
Veterinary College
In 1868 Cornell was the
first U.S. university to
teach veterinary medicine.
-New- York established the
College in 1894.
(Morris Bishop, A History of Cornell, Office of University Relations)
10.
Judd Falls
Reuben Judd owned a water -
powered woolen mill here
from 1832 to1858. -Other•
nearby industry included a
lead pipe &. a chair factory.
(Map of Tompkins County; Philadelphia,_ PA., 1853, Courthouse deeds to land)
Wm. & Hannah Pew:
In 1801 settled 600 acres.
that today comprise .Eastern
Hghts. & vicinity. The Pine
Tree/Snyder-Hill Rd. corner
was once known as Pewtown.
(W. Glenn Norris, The Origin of Place Names in Tompkins Countv. deeds)
12:
East Ithaca
Nearby was "the "'East Ithaca" "
railroad depot that served
Cornell & 'East Hill between
1876 and 1935, and which
gave this area,its name.
(W. Glenn Norris, The Origin of Place Names in Tompkins County:
Lee, A History of Railroads in Tompkins County)
13.
E.C.&.N. R.R.
Formed in 1869, the Elmira
Cortland & Northern R.R. served
Ithaca, Etna, Cortland, Brook-
tondale & Elmira. Absorbed
by. Lehigh Valley R.R. in 1896.
(Lee, A History of Railroads in Tompkins Countv)
14.
Ithaca & Owego
Chartered 1828. Completed
1834. Among earliest of New
York railroads. Originally
horses pulled trains the 29
miles to and from Owego.
(Thomas T. Taber, The Delaware Lackawanna & Western Railroad 1954 aerial photograph showing
old RR grade, site visit)
15. _
Ithaca College
Founded in 1892 as Ithaca
Conservatory of Music. Char-
tered as Ithaca College in
1931. Moved from downtown
Ithaca to, South Hill campus
in early 1960s.
(historical marker erected by Ithaca College on Buffalo St. near DeWitt Park)
16.
Glenside
Begun in 1928 by local con-
tractor John Daley, who
named his new residential
development "Glenside" for
its proximity to Coy Glen.
(W. Glenn Norris, The Origin of Place Names in Tompkins County)
17.
Tutelo Indians
In the 1700s the Tutelo
settled Inlet Valley under
protection of the Cayuga
Nation. The 1779 Sullivan
Raid drove them into Canada.
(Baugher, Sherene, & Quinn, Kathleen, An Archaeological Investigation of Inlet Valley, Town of
Ithaca, New York)
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Indian Path .
From Coreorgonel over, West
Hill to 5-Mile- (Enfield) -rk.
thence around.Connecticut
Hill -& Cayuta Lake .to Cheo-
quagah, now Montour Falls.
(W. Glenn Norris, Old -Indian Trails of Tompkins Countv)
19.
Michigan Hill
Onetime name for this area.
It' parodied the constant
boasting by a local farmer :
about his plans to -move on ;
to then frontier Michigan.
(W, Glenn Norris, The Origin of Place Names in Tompkins County)
22.
Odd. Fellows Home
:Established in .1921. as home
for aged & infirm members
of the :Independent Order of
Odd.Fellows'or their orphans.
Closed in 1977.
(Programme: I.O.O.F. Grand Lodge &. Orphanage Opening Exercises, May 30; 1921.
Ithaca Journal News,. May .8, 1922- May 12, 1923; June' 6, 1927)
Hayts Chapel
Built in 1847. as First Con-
gregational Church of West
Hill. Was known as Abolition
Church for :the anti -slavery
advocates among,its leaders.
(E. Genung, et al., West Hill & Some of Its Historic Homes & Families: C. Kammen, Countv Churches Confront the
Fugitive Slave Act)
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24.
Military Lots -
N.Y. gave its Revolutionary
War veterans land as compen-
sation for their service.
31 such lots comprised the
original Town of Ithaca.
(W. Glenn Norris, The Origin of Place Names -in Tompkins Countv)
25.
C.C.C. C9.1265
Between 1933 •& 1941 men from
Civilian Conservation .Corps
Company 1265 built many of
- the facilities at Buttermilk •
Falls. & R.H. Treman St. Parks.
(New York State Conservation Department. Annual Report. 1933, 34, 35, 36, 37, 1942)
26. -
Teegastoweas.
Iroquois name for. Six Mile
Creek. Derived from distance
to Cascadilla Creek from
place where Warriors Path to
to Owego . forded the stream.
(W. Glenn Norris, Old Indian Trails of Tompkins Countv)
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Bibliography
Baugher, Sherene, &'Quinn, Kathleen: An'Archaeological Investigation of Inlet Vallev.
Town of Ithaca, New York. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University. 19.95.
_".'Bishop, Morns. A History of Cornell. Ithaca, N.Y.: - Cornell University Press. " 1962: ; . .
Bronfenbtenner; Liese Price. Free Hollow to Forest Home. ,Ithaca, N.Y.: Albert -Force
Memorial Fund. 1974.,. -
Genung, Elizabeth, et Al.. , West Hill & Some of Its Historic Homes & Families Ithaca:
DeWitt Historical Society. 1964. =
Kammen, Carol. - ._ County Churches Confront the Fugitive Slave Act. Ithaca Journal,
'February 3, 1996.
Lee, Hardy' C.; and Winton Rossiter. , 'A History of Railroads in Tompkins County. Ithaca,
N.Y.: 'DeWitt:Historical Society.-. 1977.
Norris, W.. Glenn. Old -Indian Trails in- Tompkins County: - Ithaca, N.Y.: DeWitt Historical ,
Society:- .1988. (Note: 'W., Glenn Norris. was Tompkins County Clerk from 1942 to 1959, and
'County Historian from.1944, to 1969.)
Norris, W. ' Glenn. The Orikkin of Place Names in Tompkins .County. Ithaca, N.Y.: ,:`DeWitt
Historical Society. 1984:
Selkreg;, J. H., ed. Landmarks_ of Tompkins County; N. Y... Syracuse N.Y.: D. Mason &
Company. 1894.
Smith, Robert P. Map , of Tompkins County, Philadelphia, PA.. 1853. ;
Taber, Thomas -T.,III. The Delaware Lackawanna & Western Railroad. Muncy, PA.'-- Thomas
T. Taber III. 1977. .
(Programme: LO.O.F:.Grand Lodge & Orphanage Opening Exercises; May"30, 1921.
Ithaca Journal News, May. 8,,1922; May 12,11923;' June.6, 1927)
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A RUN NFL Copy
LOCATION MAP
TOWN OF ITHACA
175TH ANNIVERSARY
HISTORICAL MARKERS
TOWN OF ITHACA
PLANNING DEPARTMETNT
MAY 1996
KEY
1. TOWN OF ITHACA.
2. CAYUGA HEIGHTS.
3. RENWICK HEIGHTS.
4. FOREST HOME,
5. FORMER INDUSTRY.
6. CORNELL UNIVERSITY.
7. AGRICULTURE COLLEGE.
8. VETERINARY COLLEGE.
9. JUDD FALLS.
10. WILLIAM 6 HANNAH PEW.
11. EAST ITHACA.
12. E. C. 6 N. RAILROAD.
13. ITHACA 6 OWEGO,
14. ITHACA COLLEGE,
15. GLENSIDE.
16. TUTELO INDIANS.
17. 1NDIAN PATH.
18. MICHIGAN HILL.
19. ODD FELLOWS HOME.
20. HAYTS CHAPEL,
21. MILITARY LOTS.
22. CCC COMPANY Na 1265.
23. TEEGASTOWEAS.
24. INCLINED .PLANE.
p 5,000 f t.
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MAP PREPARED BY,
F TOWN OF ITHACA
_ PLANNING DEPARTMENT
126 EAST
ITHACA M.Y.ENE e�TREET