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Birthplace of Gen. Chauncey Barnes Reese

 
 
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Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, April 4, 2025
1. Birthplace Marker
Inscription.
Birthplace of
Gen. Chauncey Barnes Reese
1837 — 1870
U.S.M.A. Graduate
Class of 1859
Civil War General

 
Erected 2011 by V/Canastota & T/Lenox.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
 
Location. 43° 4.168′ N, 75° 45.292′ W. Memorial is in Canastota, New York, in Madison County. It is on Seneca Turnpike (New York State Route 5) east of South Main Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 3367 Seneca Turnpike, Canastota NY 13032, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate New York, specifically in Central New York, and in the Syracuse 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 walking distance of this marker: Town Of Lenox WWII Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lenox and Canastota War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Trinity Episcopal Church (approx. Ό mile away); Home of Milton Delano (approx. Ό mile away); First Baptist Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Watson Wagon Company (approx. half a mile away); Liberty Party (approx. half a mile away); Amelia Earhart (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Canastota.
 
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Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, April 4, 2025
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Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, April 4, 2025
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Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, April 4, 2025
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Credits. This page was last revised on April 27, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 5, 2025, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 161 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 5, 2025, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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