Palmyra in Wayne County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Market Street Historic District
Photographed by Bruce Kelly, April 2, 2022
1. Market Street Historic District Marker
Has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972 by the United States Department of the Interior
Erected 2021 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 360.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Notable Places. A significant historical year for this entry is 1972.
Location. 43° 3.892′ N, 77° 13.779′ W. Marker is in Palmyra, New York, in Wayne County. It is on Market Street south of Canal Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 140 Market Street, 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 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 walking distance of this marker: The Founders of Palmyra (within shouting distance of this marker); Palmyra - Macedon Vietnam Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Palmyra - Macedon Lions Club War Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Grandin Print Shop (about 500 feet away); Memorial (about 500 feet away); Dr. Harriet Adams (about 600 feet away); 161 East Main Street (about 700 feet away); Pliny T. Sexton (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Palmyra.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Palmyra in History (was about 400 feet away
this page online
Also see . . . East Main Street Commercial Historic District - National Archives. National Register of Historic Places documentation (Submitted on October 25, 2023, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
Photographed by Bruce Kelly, April 2, 2022
2. Market Street Historic District Marker
Looking north on Market Street. The marker is in front of the red brick house. The Erie Canal, the reason this area was originally developed, is in the background
Photographed by Bruce Kelly, April 2, 2022
3. Market Street Historic District Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 25, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 7, 2022, by Bruce Kelly of Perry, New York. This page has been viewed 213 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 7, 2022, by Bruce Kelly of Perry, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
