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Columbus Memorial

 
 
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Photographed by Steve Stoessel
1. Columbus Memorial
Inscription.
Columbus Memorial
Columbus named by Dr. Tracy Robinson
First settlement by Col. Converse on lot 44 in 1781.

Revolutionary Soldiers buried in Columbus
Church, C.
Church, J.
Dennison, J.P.
Howard, T.
Kinney, N.
Loomis, T.
Miller, A.
Olney, E.
Palmer, E.
Perkins, D.
Reed, G.
Spaulding, S.
Williams, H.
Willis, J.
Merchant. G.
Howard, W.

War of 1812
Campbell, S.
Church, C.
Clark, W.
Miller, J.M.
Olney, A.
Prosser, W.H.
Robbins, W. Thornton, J.

Spanish-American War
Victor Kinney

World War
Bowers, C.
Clark, P.
Crandall, C.
Carlson, C.
Colburn, S.
Frye, W.
Horstman, F.
King, C.
Bise, H.
O'Leary, J.
Larkin, F.
Larcher, O.
Mowry, O.
Mowry, E.
Strain, H.
Sutherland, W.
Spaulding, K.

Civil War
Avery, J.T.
Avery, W.H.
Church, V.
Babcock, F.
Bell, J.L.W.
Basset, J.F.
Booth, E.
Beebe, G.
Burr, L.
Button, F.
*Bosworth, G.
Blackman, L.
Bowers, H.
Boyd, W.
Brownell, A.
Cutler, A.
Chesebro, H.
Church, V.
Dart,
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Dart, H.
*Dennis, E.
Ellis, L.
Freleigh, F.
*Gardiner, J.
*Gilbert, J.
Glibert, G.
*Gritman, R.E.
Gritman, G.
Goodrich, G.
Howard, W.
*Hyland, P.
Hoag, C.
Herrick, F.
Herrick, C.
Hanecke, F.
Holt, H.
Holt, J.
House, D.
*Jackson, T.A.
Kingsley, A.
*Lloyd, J.
Lottridge, P.
Ludington, M.
Marino, L.
*Micol, P.
Miller, J.
Marvin, J.
Rowe, C.
Risley, H.
*Risley, J.
Rice, E.
Reed, J.
Spurr, J.
Spurr, A.
Sill, R.
Stone, J.
Steere, L.
*Steere, S.
*Storrs, H.E.
Sexton, S.
Sherman, J.
Spaulding, S.T.
Tuttle, E.D.
*Utley, E.
Page, F.
Williams, J.
Weaver, W.
Wilcox, A.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & SettlersWar, US CivilWar, US RevolutionaryWar, World I.
 
Location. 42° 41.049′ N, 75° 22.465′ W. Memorial is in Columbus, New York, in Chenango County. It is at the intersection of New York State Route 80 and Columbus Hill Road, on the right when traveling west on New York State Route 80. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Sherburne NY 13460, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate New York and in the Southern Tier. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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 New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers.
Columbus Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, March 14, 2021
2. Columbus Memorial
At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: John P. Usher (approx. 4½ miles away); Anson Burlingame (approx. 4.7 miles away); Historic Law Office (approx. 4.7 miles away); Gratz Tract (approx. 4.7 miles away); N.Y.O. & W. Depot (approx. 4.7 miles away); Hoboken (approx. 4.8 miles away); School House (approx. 4.8 miles away); St. Andrews Church and Cemetery (approx. 4.8 miles away).
 
Columbus Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel
3. Columbus Memorial
Columbus Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel
4. Columbus Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 25, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 18, 2021, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 424 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 18, 2021, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.   3, 4. submitted on March 22, 2021, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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