Wolcott in Wayne County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Franklin W. Lutes
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, August 29, 2024
1. Franklin W. Lutes Marker
Corporal 111th NY Infantry.
Awarded Medal of Honor
Captured enemy flag at
Petersburg, VA 31 March 1865.
Buried here 1915.
Erected 2020 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 742.)
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Medal of Honor Recipients, and the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series lists.
Location. 43° 13.308′ N, 76° 48.654′ W. Memorial is in Wolcott, New York, in Wayne County. It is at the intersection of Cemetery Street and Mill Street, on the right on Cemetery Street. At the intersection before going over the bridge for Wolcott Falls. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 6098 Cemetery Street, Wolcott NY 14590, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Wolcott Falls (within shouting distance of this marker); Venus Fountain (approx. Ό mile away); In Memory, World Wars 1 - 2 (approx. Ό mile away); Northup Park (approx. Ό mile away); Roe Cobblestone Schoolhouse (approx. 2.3 miles away); First Meeting (approx. 2.6 miles away); Town of Huron (approx. 3 miles away); The Huron Grange (approx. 3.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wolcott.
Also see . . . Franklin W Lutes (Congressional Medal of Honor Society).
Citation: Capture of flag of 41st Alabama Infantry (C.S.A.), together with the color bearer and one of the color guard.(Submitted on August 31, 2024.)
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, August 29, 2024
2. Franklin W. Lutes Marker
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, August 29, 2024
3. Franklin W. Lutes Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 31, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 30, 2024, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 211 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 30, 2024, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
