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

East Palmyra Church

Photographed by Lugnuts, October 3, 2020

1. East Palmyra Church Marker

Inscription. First to be organized in state, west of pre-emption line, 1793

Erected 1937 by State Education Department.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1793.

Location. 43° 5.054′ N, 77° 8.876′ W. Marker is in Palmyra, New York, in Wayne County. It is at the intersection of Whitbeck Road (County Route 224) and Tellier Road (County Route 225), on the right when traveling north on Whitbeck Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2062-2098 Whitbeck Rd, 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,

on the Great Lakes,

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.

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least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Patriots Burials (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); East Palmyra Cemetery War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); This Tank (approx. 2.2 miles away); The Fox Sisters (approx. 2.2 miles away); The Birthplace of Modern Spiritualism (approx. 2.2 miles away); A Memorial to All (approx. 2.2 miles away); A Vast Enterprise (approx. 2.4 miles away); Rope Walk (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Palmyra.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Palmyra Area (was approx. 2.1 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . East Palmyra Presbyterian Church - National Archives. National Register of Historic Places documentation (Submitted on October 25, 2023, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)

Photographed by Lugnuts, October 3, 2020

2. East Palmyra Church Marker

Photographed by Lugnuts, October 3, 2020

3. East Palmyra Church Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 25, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 9, 2021, by Lugnuts of Germantown, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 326 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 9, 2021, by Lugnuts of Germantown, Wisconsin. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.