Horse watering trough - 1852 - Lorenzo Mansion, Cazenovia, NY, US
Posted by: ripraff
N 42° 55.400 W 075° 51.830
18T E 429502 N 4752663
This structure is in the garden at the Lorenzo Mansion in Cazenovia.
Waymark Code: WM10RV8
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 06/18/2019
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plaque text: "Horse Trough erected in 1852 it was one of several watering troughs built along the roadsides of Cazenovia by the family as a public service. It was moved to the garden in 1924 by Helen Lincklaen Fairchild when highway improvements threatened its survival."
This trough is among ferns in the garden behind the Lorenzo mansion. The mansion sits above Cazenovia Lake; the mansion was built by the founder of Cazenovia.
Lorenzo Mansion (
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"Established in 1807 as the neoclassical home of John Lincklaen, Holland Land Company agent and founder of Cazenovia, Lorenzo was continually occupied by the family until the property was conveyed to New York State in 1968."