# List of New York State Historic Markers in Madison County, New York

This is an incomplete list of New York State Historic Markers in Madison County, New York.

## Listings county-wide

| Marker name | Location | City/Town | Coords | Marker text |
| BAPTIST CHURCH | On NYS 13 At New Woodstock | Cazenovia, Town Of, New York | 42°50′53.58″N 75°51′31.38″W﻿ / ﻿42.8482167°N 75.8587167°W﻿ / 42.8482167; -75.8587167 | First In Town Of Cazenovia. Unbroken Service Since Organization July 17, 1801. This Building Erected 1815. |
| CAZENOVIA | Cazenovia Lake | Cazenovia, Town Of, New York | | Founding of the Village of Cazenovia |
| FIRST COUNTY SEAT | On Seminary St. Between Sullivan & Lincklaen Sts. | Cazenovia, Town Of, New York | | This Building Erectd For Court House 1810. Courts Held 1812-17. Sold To Methodists 1818. Conference Seminary Established 1824. |
| EZRA CORNELL | On Co. Rd. about 3½ miles east of De Ruyter | De Ruyter, Town Of, New York | | 300 Yards Up This Lane Stood His Boyhood Home In 1828 He Walked To Ithaca Where Later He Founded Cornell University. |
| ARROW | On Co. Rd. about 5 miles east of De Ruyter | De Ruyter, Town Of, New York | | Muller Hill Estate Of Louis A. Muller Who Located Here In 1808. |
| ARROW | On NYS 13 At De Ruyter | De Ruyter, Town Of, New York | | 3½ miles site of Boyhood Home Ezra Cornell Founder Of Cornell University |
| BAPTIST CHURCH | On NYS 26 At Eaton | Eaton, Town Of, New York | 42°51′00.60″N 75°36′31.44″W﻿ / ﻿42.8501667°N 75.6087333°W﻿ / 42.8501667; -75.6087333 | Organized 1816. Erected 1819. Repaired And Improved 1856. Rev. J. Colley, 1St Minister. Rev. Nathaniel Kendrick, Pastor 1817–1833 |
| DR. JAMES PRATT | On NYS 26 At Eaton | Eaton, Town Of, New York | | First Physician In Town Of Eaton, 1797, Taught First School In Homes Of Joseph Morse Col. Leland And Thomas Morris Alternately. |
| FANNY FORESTER | On NYS 26 about 1/2 mile west of Eaton | Eaton, Town Of, New York | 42°51′05.92″N 75°38′46.08″W﻿ / ﻿42.8516444°N 75.6461333°W﻿ / 42.8516444; -75.6461333 | Author Of "Alderbrook Tales" Born Emily Chubbuck Aug. 22, 1817; Married Dr. A. Judson: Her Home "Underhill Cottage" Stood About On This Site. |
| HOME OF | On NYS 26 At Eaton | Eaton, Town Of, New York | 42°51′13.92″N 75°36′13.50″W﻿ / ﻿42.8538667°N 75.6037500°W﻿ / 42.8538667; -75.6037500 | Cyrus And Elizabeth Heminway Finney. Married July 25, 1797. Came From New England And Settled Here 1797. |
| MORSE HOUSE | On NYS 26 At Eaton | Eaton, Town Of, New York | 42°50′57.96″N 75°36′54.48″W﻿ / ﻿42.8494333°N 75.6151333°W﻿ / 42.8494333; -75.6151333 | Joseph Morse, Eunice Bigelow From Sherburne, Mass. 1796 Founded "Log City" 1800 Later Named Eaton 1807 Built This House 1802 |
| MORSE MILL DAM | On NYS 26 At Eaton | Eaton, Town Of, New York | 42°50′57.54″N 75°37′09.78″W﻿ / ﻿42.8493167°N 75.6193833°W﻿ / 42.8493167; -75.6193833 | Development Of Eaton Brook Water Power Begun By Joseph Morse 1796 Created County Industrial Center Lasting A Century To 1896 |
| N.Y. STATE SCHOOL | On US 20 At Morrisville | Eaton, Town Of, New York | | Of Agriculture Morrisville, N.y. Established 1908 First Director, F.g. Helyar April 1, 1910 – November 15, 1917 |
| N.Y. STATE SCHOOL | On US 20 At Morrisville | Eaton, Town Of, New York | | Of Agriculture Morrisville, N.y. Established 1908 First Director, F.g. Helyar April 1, 1910 – November 15, 1917 |
| SAGE TAVERN IN LOG CITY | On NYS 26, At Eaton | Eaton, Town Of, New York | | Built And Run By Isaac Sage 1802. Oldest House In Village Of Eaton. |
| SITE OF | On US 20 At Morrisville | Eaton, Town Of, New York | | Champlain Battle 1615 [Arrow] Nichols Pond Park, On Oneida Indian Village Site 10 Miles North |
| SITE OF FARM | On Tn. Rd. about 1/4 mile north of Eaton | Eaton, Town Of, New York | | Brought In 1799 By Caleb Dunbar, Born Bridgewater, Mass., 1760. Married Hannah Drake, Born Eaton, Mass., 1762 |
| SITE OF HOME | On NYS 26 about 2 miles northeast of Eaton | Eaton, Town Of, New York | 42°52′46.68″N 75°34′18.42″W﻿ / ﻿42.8796333°N 75.5717833°W﻿ / 42.8796333; -75.5717833 | 1793, Col. Joshua Leland. First Settler In This Valley. He Built First Grist Mill On Stream Between These Ponds. |
| SITE OF LOG HOUSE | On NYS 26 about 1/2 mile northeast of Eaton | Eaton, Town Of, New York | | Of Levi Bonney, Born 1775, Married Rhoda Pratt. Came From Cornwal, Conn., 1795 First To Come And Remain In This Valley. |
| TOLL GATE NO. 1 | On NYS 26 about 1 mile northeast of Eaton | Eaton, Town Of, New York | | Peck's Port, Eaton And Georgetown Plank Road, 1849. Sawen Morse, 1St White Child Born In Eaton Was 1St Keeper Of This Gate. |
| TOLL GATE NO. 2 | On NYS 26 about 1/2 mile west of Eaton | Eaton, Town Of, New York | 42°51′01.14″N 75°38′08.34″W﻿ / ﻿42.8503167°N 75.6356500°W﻿ / 42.8503167; -75.6356500 | Peck's Port, Eaton And Georgetown Plank Road, 1849. |
| Grain Pits | At Nichols Pond about 6 miles south of Canastota | Fenner, Town Of, New York | 43°00′16″N 75°44′28″W﻿ / ﻿43.00444°N 75.74111°W﻿ / 43.00444; -75.74111 | These pits are remains of community storage cellars for corn, beans and squash. USed by the Iroquois Indians |
| INDIAN SPRING | At Nichols Pond about 6 miles south of Canastota | Fenner, Town Of, New York | | This Was Outside The Area Of The Fort And Not Protected By The Palisades |
| ONEIDA STONE | At Nichols Pond about 6 miles south of Canastota | Fenner, Town Of, New York | | Of 1615 Oneida Means People Of The Standing Stone. In Each Village Was Such An Altar And Council Place |
| Site of CHAMPLAIN BATTLE | On Tn. Rd. about 6 miles south of Canastota | Fenner, Town Of, New York | 43°00′9″N 75°44′29″W﻿ / ﻿43.00250°N 75.74139°W﻿ / 43.00250; -75.74139 | Here Champlain Aided By Huron Indians Attacked The Stockaded Oneida Village Oct. 10-16, 1615 |
| MULLER HILL | On Tn. Rd. about 1½ miles west of Georgetown | Georgetown, Town Of, New York | 42°46′09.00″N 75°46′47.88″W﻿ / ﻿42.7691667°N 75.7799667°W﻿ / 42.7691667; -75.7799667 | Estate Of Louis A. Muller, Distinguished French Refugee Who Located Here In 1808. Doubtless Nobleman Fleeing From Vengeance Of Napoleon |
| ARROW | On NYS 80 At Georgetown | Georgetown, Town Of, New York | 42°46′08.10″N 75°44′19.02″W﻿ / ﻿42.7689167°N 75.7386167°W﻿ / 42.7689167; -75.7386167 | Muller Hill Estate Of Louis A. Muller Who Located Here In 1808. |
| MADISON STREET CEMETERY | On Madison St. At Hamilton | Hamilton, Town Of, New York | | Established About 1830 Elisha Payne Founder Of The Village Of Hamilton Is Buried Here |
| 1/4 MILE LEFT | On NYS 12B about 3¾ miles south of Hamilton | Lebanon, Town Of, New York | | Stood The Home Of Col. Wm. S. Smith Aide To Washington And Abigail Adams Smith See Marker Ahead |
| 1/4 MILE LEFT | On NYS 12B about 4¼ miles south of Hamilton | Lebanon, Town Of, New York | | Stood The Home Of Col. Wm. S. Smith Aide To Washington And Abigail Adams Smith See Marker Ahead |
| HERE IN 1788 STOOD | On Co. Rd. about 2 miles south of Eaton | Lebanon, Town Of, New York | | The Bark Hut Of Bates, Stowell And Salisbury, First Settlers Of What Is Now Madison County |
| HOUSE BUILT BY | On Co. Rd. about 2 miles south of Eaton | Lebanon, Town Of, New York | | Enoch Stowell, Jr. Early Settler. Home Of Horace Stowell, Prominent Abolitionist. Station Of Underground Railway |
| SMITH'S VALLEY | On Co. Rd. At Randallsville | Lebanon, Town Of, New York | | Col. W.s. Smith & Family Early Settlers & Owners Of Great Tracts Of Land In This Section |
| HOME OF | On NYS 13 At Intersectionof Peterboro St.. & Rasback St., Canastota | Lenox, Town Of, New York | | Milton Delano Clerk Of Town Of Old Lenox. Twice Elected Sheriff Of Madison County Member Of Congress, 1888–1892 |
| HOME OF | On Main St. At Canastota | Lenox, Town Of, New York | | Thomas Barlow Historian, County Judge In 1843, Member Of The New York State Senate, 1844–1847 |
| QUALITY HILL | On NYS 5 about 2 miles west of Canastota | Lenox, Town Of, New York | | Green A Company Of Horse Artillery Drilled Here During The War Of 1812 |
| SITE OF | On NYS 31 At Messinger Bay | Lenox, Town Of, New York | | Erected In 1814 By George Messinger |
| SITE OF | On US 20 At Canastota | Lenox, Town Of, New York | | Champlain Battle 1615 [Arrow] Nichols Pond Park an Oneida Village site 6 miles south |
| TO SITE OF | On Tn. Rd. At Clockville | Lincoln, Town Of, New York | | Champlain Battle 1615 [Arrow] |
| WELSH CHURCH | On US 20 1 mile east of Nelson | Nelson, Town Of, New York | | One Mile [Arrow] Welsh Congregational Society Founded June 22, 1850 Present Church Building Erected 1876 |
| TO SITE OF | On County Rd. At Peterboro | Smithfield, Town Of, New York | | Champlain Battle 1615 [Arrow] |
| TO SITE OF | On Mile Strip Rd. about 6 miles south of Canastota | Smithfield, Town Of, New York | | Champlain Battle 1615 [Arrow] |
| ARROW | On County Rd. about 2 miles northwest of Peterboro | Smithfield, Town Of, New York | | 500 Feet Gerrit S. Miller Home Of Early Imported Holstein Cattle. |
| BIRTHPLACE | On NYS 46 about 1 mile south of Munnsville | Stockbridge, Town Of, New York | | W. Dempster Hoard, Born Oct. 10, 1839. Governor Of Wisconsin 1889-90 Founder Hoard's Dairyman |
| WILLIAM NEWTON CLARKE | On Seminary St. Between Sullivan & Lincklaen Sts. | Cazenovia, Town Of, New York 42° 55' 52.068" -75° 51' 15.408" | 42°55′52.07″N 75°51′15.41″W﻿ / ﻿42.9311306°N 75.8542806°W﻿ / 42.9311306; -75.8542806 | 1841–1912 preacher, teacher and author of books on modern theological thought. |
| WTM ENGINE WORKS | Behind the A-n-W Gas Station in Eaton, NY | Eaton, Town Of, New York | 42°51′01.50″N 75°36′39.90″W﻿ / ﻿42.8504167°N 75.6110833°W﻿ / 42.8504167; -75.6110833 | Site of wood tabor & Morse's steam engine mfg. 1852–1893 maker of the first 4-wheel drive steam traction engine. Worlds largest steam engine co. in the 1880s |
| TEMPERANCE HOUSE | On NYS 92, ½ Mile East of Oran, NY | Cazenovia, Town Of, New York | 42°57′46.62″N 75°54′21.06″W﻿ / ﻿42.9629500°N 75.9058500°W﻿ / 42.9629500; -75.9058500 | Served as turnpike tavern for almost 60 YRS. Built and opened by Cyrenus Bartholomew in 1815. Closed in 1872 when the Chenango R.R. opened and passed it by. |
| LATERAL CANAL | In the village of Chittenango, NY, on Parker Ln, next to the Sullivan Free Library. | Sullivan, Town Of, New York | 43°02′39.00″N 75°51′59.00″W﻿ / ﻿43.0441667°N 75.8663889°W﻿ / 43.0441667; -75.8663889 | Company incorporated 1818. Canal in use by 1824. Site of turn-around basin for canal boat transportation north to the grand old erie. |