Pekin in Cambria in Niagara County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Mount View

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, December 12, 2024

1. Mount View Marker

Inscription. Burials as early as ca. 1813. First Civil War monument in county added Oct. 31, 1867. Veterans of later wars also interred here.

Erected 2024 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation & Abraham Lincoln Camp #6, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. (Marker Number 1119.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is October 31, 1867.

Location. 43° 10.172′ N, 78° 52.649′ W. Marker is in Cambria, New York, in Niagara County. It is in Pekin. It is on Upper Mountain Road ¼ mile east of Townline Road (New York State Route 429), on the right when traveling west. Upper Mountain Road and Townline Road are grade-separated. Use the Grove Street connector. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3065 Upper Mountain Road, Sanborn NY 14132, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York,

specifically in Western New York,

and in the Buffalo Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast,

on the Great Lakes,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: 1848 Root House (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Soldier's Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); SUNY Niagara Veterans Memorial Park (approx. 1.7 miles away); Flag Pole Dedication (approx. 1.7 miles away); Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.7 miles away); DEC. 19th, 1813 (approx. 2.6 miles away); Howell's Tavern (approx. 3 miles away); Dickersonville Cemetery (approx. 3.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cambria.

Regarding Mount View. The Civil War monument is at the north end of the cemetery, not visable from the roadside marker. The monument is in the HMdb.

Civil War veterans in Mount View: Berger, John W.; Brace, Alva; Campbell, Sidney; Collins, Homer; Cudaback, John D.; Downer, Alphonso B, Dutton, William; Farley, John

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, December 12, 2024

2. Mount View Marker

Westward view

C.; Hamilton, Joseph H.; Hiam, Robert; Houstater, Henry Franklin; Huggins, William Q.; Kidder, Bruce Huxton; Kittinger, Samuel; Low, Thomas; Martin, Frederick; Mills, Thomas; Nafus, Silas; Nash, William H.; Newman, Smith J.; Peirce, Cyrus; Pike, John E.; Pike, Leroy B.; Pike, William S.; Pyle, Lyman A.; Riegle, Andrew.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, December 12, 2024

3. Mount View Marker

Eastward view

Mount View Marker & Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, December 12, 2024

4. Mount View Marker & Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on April 26, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 12, 2024, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 330 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 12, 2024, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.