Dann House - Jacksonville, NY - New York Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

text: "New York Dann House oldest house between Ithaca and Geneva Matteson Tavern, North , 1812 sold to Justice Thorpe, 1842 Jacksonville settled, 1799 State Education Department 1932"

"Of the early Jacksonville settlers were Thomas Cooper, and his grandson, Jeremiah, who came here by ox team from Connecticut in 1799. ...Jacksonville later became known as "Harlows Corners". Shortly after the Battle of New Orleans in 1815, the name was changed to Jacksonville in honor of "Old Hickory" President Andrew Jackson. ...Being mostly farmland, people spent time cutting and marketing hay, evolving from earlier grain growing. Soil here can be described as gravelly loam which is conducive to grain and grass growing. Cayuga Lake travel was very active before the train depots were established. ...A tavern in the community was built by John Mattison in 1812. In 1842 it was sold to Justus Thorpe who in turn sold to Isaac Bullard. It was later purchased by Harrison Van Order. " "The building was torn down by Robert Van Order in 1949 "?

Marker Name: Ann House Marker Type: Roadside Agency: State Education Department Dedication Date: 1932 City/Town/Village Name: Jacksonville County: Tompkins Region: Finger Lakes (Region 3) Website: [Web Link]

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