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Near Palmyra in Wayne County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Palmer Homestead

 
 
Palmer Homestead Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, September 28, 2019
1. Palmer Homestead Marker
Inscription. Noah & Betsey Palmer settled here in 1810. Noah served as Sgt. in Rhode Island militia during Revolutionary War. Later became Baptist deacon.
 
Erected 2018 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 525.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1810.
 
Location. 43° 5.471′ N, 77° 15.105′ W. Marker is near Palmyra, New York, in Wayne County. It is at the intersection of Macedon Center Road (Route 209) and Daansen Road, on the right when traveling west on Macedon Center Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2649 Macedon Center Road, Palmyra NY 14522, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, in the Finger Lakes, and in the Rochester Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, on the Great Lakes, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World,
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and in 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Martin Harris Farm (approx. 0.8 miles away); Lake Stone House (approx. 0.8 miles away); a different marker also named Martin Harris Farm (approx. 0.8 miles away); Historic Sites (approx. 1.8 miles away); Towpath and Aqueduct / Father of the Iron Bridge (approx. 1.9 miles away); First Church (approx. 2 miles away); First School House (approx. 2 miles away); May 29, 1800 (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Palmyra.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Martin Harris Farm (was approx. 0.8 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
 
Palmer Homestead Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel
2. Palmer Homestead Marker
Palmer Homestead Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel
3. Palmer Homestead Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 29, 2019. It was originally submitted on September 28, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 464 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on September 28, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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Sep. 16, 2026