Penn Yan in Yates County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
World War I Heroic Dead
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 20, 2017
1. World War I Heroic Dead Memorial
of Yates County.
World War 1917-1918
Erected by the American Legion.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Man-Made Features • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World I.
Location. 42° 39.911′ N, 77° 3.406′ W. Memorial is in Penn Yan, New York, in Yates County. It is on Main Street north of Clinton Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Old Yates County Courthouse Grounds, Penn Yan NY 14527, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, and in the Finger Lakes. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: World War Memorial
this page online
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 20, 2017
2. World War I Heroic Dead Memorial
The marker is on the ground.
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, April 22, 2022
3. World War I Heroic Dead Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 3, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 494 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 3, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on February 15, 2025, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York.
