Dewittsburgh Newtown Point - Elmira, NY
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member ripraff
N 42° 05.333 W 076° 47.828
18T E 351370 N 4661207
Moses Dewitt sold lots in Dewittsburgh, which later became Newtown, then Elmira.
Waymark Code: WMQB6E
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 01/27/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member PTCrazy
Views: 3

text: "New York Dewittsburgh Newtown Point boundary about 1790 village named after Moses DeWitt State Education Department 1932"

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"Nathan Teall, in a published letter to the Geneva Advertiser on April 18, 1881, he stated that his father “from 1792 bought several lots from Moses DeWitt in Dewittsburg, afterward called Newtown, and later Elmira."

Dewittsburg Park is now the name of a Senior Housing Project.
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"If you or a loved one is in need of a senior living home in Dewittsburg Park Housing Project, you can find and compare multiple high quality and affordable senior living facilities, homes, and apartments in and around the city of Dewittsburg Park Housing Project, "
Marker Name: Dewittsburgh Newtown Point

Marker Type: Roadside

Agency: State Education Department

Dedication Date: 1932

City/Town/Village Name: Elmira

County: Chemung

Region: Finger Lakes (Region 3)

Website: Not listed

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