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Westernville in Oneida County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Henry W. Halleck

 
 
Henry W. Halleck Marker image. Click for full size.
August 11, 2018
1. Henry W. Halleck Marker
Inscription. Military scholar and Major General of Union Army. Born 1815 in town of Western General-in-Chief 1862-1864 under President Lincoln.
 
Erected 2016 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 290.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #16 Abraham Lincoln, and the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series lists.
 
Location. 43° 18.322′ N, 75° 22.997′ W. Marker is in Westernville, New York, in Oneida County. It is on Main Street, on the right when traveling north. Located in front lawn of the Western Public Library. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9172 Main Street, Westernville NY 13486, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York and in the Mohawk Valley. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Great North Woods, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was
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once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Tomb of Baron Steuben (approx. 1.8 miles away); Camroden Church (approx. 3.9 miles away); Jesse Williams (approx. 4.1 miles away); Townsend E. Griffiss (approx. 5.9 miles away); Brothers-in-law in War and Peace (approx. 5.9 miles away); The ALCM (approx. 5.9 miles away); Mohawk Valley (approx. 5.9 miles away); Baron Steuben (approx. 6.1 miles away).
 
<i>Henry Wager Halleck</i> image. Click for full size.
Matthew Brady Studio (courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery), circa 1862
2. Henry Wager Halleck
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 3, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 29, 2019, by Deryn Pomeroy of Syracuse, New York. This page has been viewed 414 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on April 29, 2019, by Deryn Pomeroy of Syracuse, New York.   2. submitted on April 29, 2019. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
 
Editor’s want-list for this marker. Photo of the marker within its surroundings. • Separate HMdb entry for other markers at this location. • Can you help?
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