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.
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. It 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.
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 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 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
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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.)
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.
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 317 times since then and 39 times this year. 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.
