Schenectady in Schenectady County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
John Howard Payne
Photographed By Steve Stoessel, March 6, 2019
1. John Howard Payne Marker
‘Mid the pleasures and palaces
Though I may roam
Be it ever so humble
There’s no place like home
A charm from the sky
Seems to hallow us there
Which seek thro’ the world
Is never met elsewhere
Home! Home! Sweet, sweet home!
There's no place like home.
There's no place like home.
An exile from home,
Splendor dazzles in vain.
Oh! Give me my lowly
Thatch’ed cottage again;
The birds singing gaily
That come at my call-
Give me them, with the peace
Of mind dearer than all.
Home Sweet Home
Home! Home! Sweet, sweet home!
There’s no place like home.
There’s no place like home.
How sweet ‘tis to sit ‘neath
A fond father’s smile.
And the cares of a mother
To sooth and beguile.
Let others delight ‘mid new pleasures to roam.
But give me Oh! Give me
The pleasures of home!
Home Sweet Home
Home! Home! Sweet, sweet home!
There’s no place like home.
There’s no place like home.
To thee I’ll return.
Over-burdened with care.
The heart’s dearest solace
Will smile some there.
No more from that cottage
Again will I
this page online
Be it ever so humble.
There’s no place like home.
Home! Home! Sweet, sweet home!
There’s no place like home.
There’s no place like home.
John Howard Payne
MDCCCXIII
Erected 1911 by Alumni and Friends of Union College.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical year for this entry is 1810.
Location. 42° 48.886′ N, 73° 55.899′ W. Marker is in Schenectady, New York, in Schenectady County. Marker is at the intersection of Union Street and Library Lane, on the right when traveling west on Union Street. On the gate post nearest to the intersection of Union Street and Union Avenue. Across the street from St. John’s. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Schenectady NY 12308, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Walnut Grove (a few steps from this marker); Union College (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mother Of Fraternities (about 400 feet away); Nott Terrace High School (about 500 feet away); The RS-3 Diesel-Electric Locomotive (approx. 0.2 miles away); Nott Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Nott Terrace High School (approx. 0.2 miles away); Revolutionary Hospital & Continental Barracks (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Schenectady.
Photographed By Steve Stoessel, March 6, 2019
2. John Howard Payne Marker
Also see . . .
1. Home Sweet Home. (Submitted on March 6, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.)
2. John Payne. John Payne had a very interesting life. (Submitted on March 6, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.)
Photographed By Steve Stoessel, March 6, 2019
3. John Howard Payne Marker
The back of the pillar displays the song “Home Sweet Home”.
Internet Archive
4. John Howard Payne
This engraving of John Howard Payne by T. Johnson from a daguerreotype appeared in The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, Vol. XL, No. 6, October 1890.
Photographed By Steve Stoessel, March 6, 2019
5. Looking towards Nott Memorial from the gate
Credits. This page was last revised on August 10, 2019. It was originally submitted on March 6, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 271 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 6, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. 4. submitted on July 31, 2019, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 5. submitted on March 6, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
