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Warsaw in Wyoming County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

James O. McClure

 
 
James O. McClure Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bruce Kelly, May 30, 2025
1. James O. McClure Marker
Inscription. 1828-1909. Civil engineer and surveyor. In 1878, helped oversee Warsaw's erection of Wyoming County Civil War Monument. Lived here.
 
Erected 2024 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 1109.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public WorkIndustry & CommerceWar, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1878.
 
Location. 42° 44.461′ N, 78° 7.854′ W. Marker is in Warsaw, New York, in Wyoming County. It is on Genesee St, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 52 Genesee St, Warsaw NY 14569, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, and in the Finger Lakes. 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)
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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: John A. McElwain (within shouting distance of this marker); Main Street 1910 (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); 1853-1925 (about 700 feet away); Warsaw Convention (about 700 feet away); Augustus Frank (approx. 0.2 miles away); Abram B. Lawrence (approx. 0.2 miles away); Warsaw's First House (approx. 0.2 miles away); William H. Merrill (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Warsaw.
 
Also see . . .  James O. McClure (William G. Pomeroy Foundation). (Submitted on May 31, 2025.)
 
James O. McClure Marker and house image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bruce Kelly, May 30, 2025
2. James O. McClure Marker and house
James O. McClure house image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bruce Kelly, May 30, 2025
3. James O. McClure house
County Building and Soldiers Monument, Warsaw, New York image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Earle H. Parker, 1907
4. County Building and Soldiers Monument, Warsaw, New York
This is the memorial that is mentioned on the marker. It is roughly 100 yards from McClure’s home, in the intersection of Court and Main Streets.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 31, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 31, 2025, by Bruce Kelly of Perry, New York. This page has been viewed 156 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on May 31, 2025, by Bruce Kelly of Perry, New York.   4. submitted on May 31, 2025. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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