Palmyra in Wayne County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Memorial
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, August 23, 2025
1. Memorial Marker
President Benjamin Harrison
and the Civil War Veterans
Re-dedicated in 2005 as a sign of
Palmyras Pride in its Past
and Faith in its Future
Erected 1892.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil.
Location. 43° 3.811′ N, 77° 13.768′ W. Memorial is in Palmyra, New York, in Wayne County. It is at the intersection of East Main Street and Fayette Street, on the left when traveling west on East Main Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 302 East Main Street, Palmyra NY 14522, 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 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: Dr. Harriet Adams (within shouting distance of this marker); Grandin Print Shop (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); This House (about 500 feet away); Market Street Historic District (about 500 feet away); Veterans and MIA Memorial (about 600 feet away); 161 East Main Street (about 600 feet away); The Founders of Palmyra (about 600 feet away); Pliny T. Sexton (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Palmyra.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Palmyra in History (was
this page online
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, August 23, 2025
2. Memorial Marker
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, August 23, 2025
3. Memorial Marker Looking East
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, August 23, 2025
4. Building Directly Across The Street From The Memorial Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 23, 2025, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 93 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 23, 2025, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
