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DAVID HARUM

Program
Legends & Lore®
Subject
Folklore
Location
80 South Main Street, Homer, NY, USA
Lat/Long
42.63363469999999, -76.17943809999997
Grant Recipient
Cortland County Historical Society
Historic Marker

DAVID HARUM

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DAVID HARUM
HOME OF LEGENDARY FOLK
CHARACTER FROM 1898 NOVEL
& 1934 WILL ROGERS MOVIE.
BASED ON DAVID HANNUM
WHO LIVED HERE 1867-1892.
NEW YORK FOLKLORE
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2019

Long known as the “David Harum House,” this structure was the home of David Hannum till his death in 1892. He served as the model for “David Harum” in the 1898 best-selling novel of the same name, inspiring an American legend.