Barre Center in Orleans County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
KUM BA YAH (Come By Here)
Photographed by Pamela Scott, May 16, 2011
1. KUM BA YAH (Come By Here) Marker
Gravesite of Rev. Marvin V. Frey (1918-1992), composer of Kum Ba Yah; He is Lord; Peace Like a River; Isn't He Wonderful; Alleluia.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures.
Location. 43° 9.18′ N, 78° 15.11′ W. Marker is in Barre Center, New York, in Orleans County. It is on West Barre Road (County Route 99) 0.1 miles east of Eagle Harbor Road (County Route 15), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Albion NY 14411, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Elisha Wright (approx. 0.7 miles away); Braggs Corners (approx. 1.8 miles away); Elba Mucklands (approx. 3½ miles away); Indian Trail (approx. 3.6 miles away); This Waterway (approx. 4.3 miles away); Millville Cemetery (approx. 4½ miles away); Orleans County Alms House Cemetery (approx. 4.6 miles away); Millville 1815 (approx. 5.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Barre Center.
Also see . . .
1. Rev Marvin V Frey. Find A Grave website entry (Submitted on February 19, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. Martin V. Frey. Hymnary
this page online
via Find A Grave, unknown
2. Reverend Marvin V. Frey
Photographed by Pamela Scott, May 16, 2011
3. KUM BA YAH (Come By Here) Marker seen in the distance
Photographed by Pamela Scott, May 16, 2011
4. Gravesite of Rev. Marvin V. Frey
Credits. This page was last revised on October 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 20, 2011, by Pamela Scott of Brockport, New York. This page has been viewed 1,240 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 20, 2011, by Pamela Scott of Brockport, New York. 2. submitted on February 19, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3, 4. submitted on May 20, 2011, by Pamela Scott of Brockport, New York. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
