SIMEON DEWITT - Ithaca, New York
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member PTCrazy
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
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member MrsMcFly
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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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