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

G.A.R. Memorial Hall

Photographed By Anton Schwarzmueller, April 27, 2024

1. G.A.R. Memorial Hall Marker

Pictured here on the day it was dedicated.

Inscription. has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006 by the United States Department of the Interior

Erected 2024 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation and Abraham Lincoln Camp #6, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. (Marker Number 428.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1880.

Location. 42° 32.82′ N, 77° 59.552′ W. Marker is in Portage, New York, in Livingston County. It is in Hunt. Marker is on Main Street, 0.4 miles east of Short Tract Road (County Route 20), on the right when traveling east. The settlement in Hunt's Hollow on NY Route 70 migrated southwest towards the railroad, where it became Hunt's Station, Hunts, and today, Hunt. It is a hamlet in the town of Portage. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 966 Main Street, Hunt NY 14846, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. School Site (approx. 0.7 miles away); Kish-A-Wa (approx. 0.8 miles away); Dalton N.Y. (approx. 2.1 miles away); In Memory (approx. 2.1 miles away); Dalton RR Depot (approx. 2.1 miles

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away); Deep Cut (approx. 2.1 miles away); Veterans Memorial Park (approx. 2.2 miles away); G.A.R. Post 190 (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Portage.

More about this marker. Marker installation was delayed due to capital projects at the hall.

Regarding G.A.R. Memorial Hall. The local community established a committee to raise funds for a Civil War monument. The committe raised enough funds to build this hall as a monument in 1880. Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) William C. Hall Post #343, chartered in 1883, came to inhabit the hall. Later it was occupied by a V.F.W. Post. Today it is owned by the Town of Portage.

Also see . . . G.A.R. Memorial Hall - National Archives. National Register of Historic Places documentation. (Submitted on April 27, 2024, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)

G.A.R. Memorial Hall and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Anton Schwarzmueller, April 27, 2024

2. G.A.R. Memorial Hall and Marker

Photographed By Anton Schwarzmueller, April 27, 2024

3. G.A.R. Memorial Hall and Marker

eastward view

Photographed By Not Recorded, April 27, 2024

4. G.A.R. Memorial Hall & Marker

Dedication ceremony with reenactors of the Sons of Veterans Reserve 126th NY composite Company A and the 1st NY Dragoons.

G.A.R. Memorial Hall Stage image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Anton Schwarzmueller, April 27, 2024

5. G.A.R. Memorial Hall Stage

Northward view. The east, north, and west walls each have a plaque naming local Union soldiers who died in service.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 27, 2024, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 63 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 27, 2024, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. 4. submitted on April 29, 2024, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. 5. submitted on April 27, 2024, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.