John Albright - East Homer, NY
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member ripraff
N 42° 40.050 W 076° 05.894
18T E 410003 N 4724476
This sign is on route 13 in front of a house.
Waymark Code: WMW0JR
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 06/22/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
Views: 2

text: "New York John Albright Revolutionary Soldier, built this house in 1827 for his daughter, Mrs. Nancy Griffith. Department 1940"

There is also a stone with a plaque for John Albright, in front of the ME church. He was the first settler and donated land for the church, parsonage, cemetery, and school.

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"The first settlement made on this site was in 1797, by John Albright, a Revolutionary soldier who, for his services in that struggle, was assigned a bounty lot..."
Marker Name: John Albright

Marker Type: Roadside

Agency: State Educational Department

Dedication Date: 1940

City/Town/Village Name: East Homer

County: Cortland

Region: Central Leatherstocking (Region 6)

Website: Not listed

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