Lake Placid in North Elba in Essex County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Kate Smith Memorial

Photographed by Don Morfe, November 2, 1996

1. Kate Smith Memorial Marker

Inscription. In memory of Kate Smith 1907-1986. A legend of radio, records, stage, television, and screen and a Lake Placid resident for forty summers.

“God Bless America, My Home Sweet Home”

Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Communications • Entertainment • Women.

Location. 44° 17.13′ N, 73° 59.052′ W. Marker is in North Elba, New York, in Essex County. It is in Lake Placid. It is at the intersection of Main Street (New York State Route 86) and Parkside Drive, on the left when traveling north on Main Street. Located in front of a municipal parking across from the Lake Placid post office. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lake Placid NY 12946, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and memorial is in Upstate New York,

in the Adirondacks & North Country,

and in the Champlain Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Great North Woods,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Lake Placid World War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Rev. J. Bernard Fell (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Sonja Henie Ice Fountain (about 400 feet away); The Gerald F. Cassidy Memorial Toboggan Slide Park (about 400 feet away); Everlasting Memory Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Service Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Mid's Park

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(approx. 0.3 miles away); Henry J. Kaiser (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in North Elba.

Photographed by Don Morfe, November 2, 1996

2. Mirror Lake

Photographed by Don Morfe, November 2, 1996

3. Mirror Lake

Photographed by Don Morfe, November 2, 1996

4. Mirror Lake

Welcome to Lake Placid Site of the 1932 & 1980 Olympic Winter Games image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, November 2, 1996

5. Welcome to Lake Placid Site of the 1932 & 1980 Olympic Winter Games

Photographed by Conrad Ward, March 8, 2025

6. Kate Smith Memorial Marker

Kate Smith Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Conrad Ward, March 8, 2025

7. Kate Smith Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on September 18, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 17, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 839 times since then and 52 times this year. Last updated on September 13, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 17, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 6, 7. submitted on September 13, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.