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Avon in Livingston County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Albert C. Burke Jr.

1925-2005

— Family • Community • Country —

 
 
Albert C. Burke Jr. Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, March 8, 2020
1. Albert C. Burke Jr. Marker
Inscription. Albert Burke served as Avon town supervisor, downtown merchant, World War II veteran, and was a dedicated husband and father to nine children. for over 40 years. He lived and worked "on the circle at Park Place, as an active member of the Avon community he so dearly loved. he served unselfishly for the improvement of Avon, and in doing so provided a fine example of good citizenship to his fellow man.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics.
 
Location. 42° 54.69′ N, 77° 44.704′ W. Marker is in Avon, New York, in Livingston County. It is on U.S. 20, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Avon NY 14414, 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 the North Atlantic Region, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Avon Civil War Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Town of Avon Civil War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Berry's Tavern (approx. 0.7 miles away); 5 Arch Bridge (approx. 1.3 miles away); Ganson's Mill (approx. 1½ miles away); East Avon (approx. 2 miles away); Tuscaroras (approx. 2.1 miles away); Ca-Na-Wau-Gus (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Avon.
 
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Albert C. Burke Jr. Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel
2. Albert C. Burke Jr. Marker
The Circle in Avon image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel
3. The Circle in Avon
The marker is to the right of the photo past the red car.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 12, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 10, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 571 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on March 10, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
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