SIMEON DEWITT - Ithaca, New York
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N 42° 26.487 W 076° 29.491
18T E 377332 N 4699869
This historical marker is located near downtown Ithaca, New York. It indicates that this location was the homesite and later on, the burial place of Simeon Dewitt. From the mid 1700's to 1834, Simeon was the "Surveyor General" for New York State.
Waymark Code: WM676A
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 04/15/2009
Views: 7
SIMEON DEWITT
HOME SITE AND BURIAL PLACE.
1756-1834
SURVEYOR GEN. OF N.Y. STATE.
REMAINS REMOVED TO ALBANY
RURAL CEMETERY 1854.
STATE EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT 1935
Marker Name: SIMEON DEWITT
Marker Type: City
Agency: New York State Education Department
Dedication Date: -9223372036854775808
City/Town/Village Name: Ithaca
County: Tompkins
Region: Finger Lakes (Region 3)
Website: [Web Link]
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