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Port Byron in Cayuga County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Abraham Lincoln

 
 
Abraham Lincoln Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, September 18, 2021
1. Abraham Lincoln Marker
Inscription. April 27, 1865, train carrying Pres. Lincoln's casket stopped at Port Byron Station 1.3 mi north of here. Station draped with mourning and flags.
 
Erected 2020 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 737.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Events. A significant historical date for this entry is April 27, 1865.
 
Location. 43° 2.24′ N, 76° 37.211′ W. Marker is in Port Byron, New York, in Cayuga County. It is on Utica Street (New York State Route 31) west of Maple Street, on the right when traveling east. Marker is located at the Erie Canal/Port Byron Trailhead. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Port Byron NY 13140, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Central New York, and in the Syracuse Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast 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
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the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Empire State Trail at Port Byron (within shouting distance of this marker); Tanner's Dry Dock (within shouting distance of this marker); A Metaphor for Change (within shouting distance of this marker); Port Byron (approx. Ό mile away); Amos S. King (approx. Ό mile away); Brigham Young (approx. Ό mile away); Henry Wells (approx. 0.6 miles away); Glaciers, Drumlins, and High Level Lakes (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Port Byron.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Village of Port Byron (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).
 
Abraham Lincoln Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, September 18, 2021
2. Abraham Lincoln Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 22, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 19, 2021, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 468 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 19, 2021, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
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