Ovid in Seneca County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

William Thomas Sampson

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, June 28, 2026

1. William Thomas Sampson Marker

Inscription. Born February 9, 1840
Palmyra, New York
Died May 6, 1902 (aged 62)
Washington, D.C.
Place of burial Arlington National Cemetery
Service/branch United States Navy
U.S. Naval Academy 1857
Rank Rear Admiral

Commands Held
Alert
Mayflower
Swatara
San Francisco
Iowa
North Atlantic Station

Battles / Wars
American Civil War
Blockade of the South
Sinking of USS Patapsco
Spanish American War
Blockade of Cuba
Bombardment of San Juan
Battle of Santiago de Cuba

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, Spanish-American • War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical date for this entry is February 9, 1840.

Location. 42° 41.903′ N, 76° 52.88′ W. Memorial is in Ovid, New York, in Seneca County. It can be reached from New York State Route 96A south of WW II Blvd., on the left when traveling north. Located in Sampson Veterans Memorial Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 6632 NY 96A, Ovid NY 14521, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate New York,

specifically in Western

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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 Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial Bench (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial Bench (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial Bench (a few steps from this marker); Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Gold Star Families Memorial Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); American Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Routes of the armies of General John Sullivan and General James Clinton (approx. 1.2 miles away); Ken-Dai-A (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ovid.

Also see . . . William T. Sampson (Wikipedia).

Sampson Veterans Memorial Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, June 28, 2026

2. Sampson Veterans Memorial Cemetery

(Submitted on July 7, 2026, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)

Credits. This page was last revised on July 7, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 30, 2026, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 11 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 30, 2026, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.