Ilion in Herkimer County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Challenger Memorial
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, July 28, 2019
1. Challenger Memorial
To the memory of those
who placed country above self.
January 28, 1986
Francis R. Scobee
Michael J. Smith
Ellison S. Onizuka
Judith A. Resnik
Ronald E. McNair
Gregory B. Jarvis
S. Christa McAuliffe
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Disasters. A significant historical date for this entry is January 28, 1986.
Location. 43° 1.122′ N, 75° 2.553′ W. Marker is in Ilion, New York, in Herkimer County. It is on West Main Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ilion NY 13357, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and memorial 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 the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Great North Woods, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ilion Great War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Ilion Civil War Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Wohleben House (approx. 0.7 miles away); Trail of Scout (approx. 1.4 miles away); Mohawks First Fire Station (approx. 2 miles away); Mohawks First Public School (approx. 2 miles away); F.E. Spinner Home (approx. 2.2 miles away); Balloon Farm (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ilion.
Regarding Challenger Memorial. Gregory Jarvis was from the Mokawk/Ilion area.
Also see . . . Challenger Flight.
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Photographed by Steve Stoessel, July 28, 2019
2. Challenger Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on July 30, 2019. It was originally submitted on July 29, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 525 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 29, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
