Crazy Luce - Cazenovia, NY
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N 42° 55.474 W 075° 52.242
18T E 428943 N 4752806
The sign tells of a woman betrayed by a sister and fiance on her wedding day. The story has been written about in lore and history.
Waymark Code: WMW5RG
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 07/13/2017
Views: 11
text:"Legend and Lore "Crazy Luce" Lucy Dutton, lived ca. 1795 near Cazenovia Lake, jilted by man who wed her sister. Went mad and wandered Madison County for 30 years New York Folklore Society William G. Pomeroy Foundation 2015 14"
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"Crazy Luce" Dutton was a familiar sight, trudging through the deep snows of winter and the dust of summer. For thirty years she wandered the highways of Madison and Onondaga counties"
Marker Name: Crazy Luce
Marker Type: Roadside
Agency: New York Folklore Society and William G. Pomeroy Foundation
Dedication Date: 2015
City/Town/Village Name: Cazenovia
County: Madison
Region: Central Leatherstocking (Region 6)
Website: [Web Link]
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