BEDDOE TRACT
- Program
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- Location
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- Grant Recipient
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NYS Historic
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Site
- Route 54A, west of Pepper Road at Overlook, Branchport, NY
- 42.594867, -77.136054
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Town of Jerusalem
BEDDOE TRACT
Inscription
BEDDOE TRACT7000 ACRES BOUGHT IN 1797
BY JOHN BEDDOE, WHO ADDED
600 ACRES FOR HIS HOME ON
THE LAKE IN 1798. HE WAS
"JOHN BEDDOE OF ESPERANZA"
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2014
John Beddoe emigrated from Wales, acquiring a large tract of land along Keuka Lake. He named his estate “Esperanza”, the Spanish word for “hope”. The exact location of the original home is unknown.
