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

Barber Conable Jr.

 
 
Barber Conable Jr. Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bruce Kelly, August 30, 2025
1. Barber Conable Jr. Marker
Inscription. 1922-2003. Served during WWll and Korean War. Elected to U.S. Congress 1965-1985. Appointed World Bank president in 1986. Childhood home here.
 
Erected 2023 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 1042.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list. A significant historical date for this entry is November 2, 1922.
 
Location. 42° 44.017′ N, 78° 8.104′ W. Marker is in Warsaw, New York, in Wyoming County. It is on Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 38 Jefferson Street, 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) Confederacy, New
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Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Mary Hosford (approx. 0.2 miles away); Eliza Burghardt (approx. 0.2 miles away); Votes for Women (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lewis E. Walker (approx. Ό mile away); Freight Depot (approx. Ό mile away); William H. Merrill (approx. 0.4 miles away); Warsaw's First House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Elbert Farman Sr. (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Warsaw.
 
Also see . . .  Barber Conable (Wikipedia). Overview:
Barber Benjamin Conable Jr. (November 2, 1922 – November 30, 2003) was a U.S. Congressman from New York and former president of the World Bank Group.
(Submitted on August 31, 2025.) 
 
Barber Conable Jr. Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bruce Kelly, August 30, 2025
2. Barber Conable Jr. Marker
In front of the childhood home - looking west on Jefferson St.
Viewed southward from Jefferson St image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bruce Kelly, August 30, 2025
3. Viewed southward from Jefferson St
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 31, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 30, 2025, by Bruce Kelly of Perry, New York. This page has been viewed 101 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on August 30, 2025, by Bruce Kelly of Perry, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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