Kennedy in Chautauqua County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Gertrude A. Williams
Photographed by Yugoboy, August 14, 2012
1. Gertrude A. Williams Marker
Erected 2005 by (Chautauqua County?) Bicentennial.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1920.
Location. 42° 9.117′ N, 79° 6.02′ W. Marker is in Kennedy, New York, in Chautauqua County. It is on Frewsburg Road (U.S. 62) just north of Grubb Hill Road, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kennedy NY 14747, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, and in the Southern Tier. It is also in the American Northeast, on the Great Lakes, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: 1917 ☆ 1918 (approx. Ό mile away); Kennedy Mills (approx. 0.3 miles away); Evelynn M. Crandall (approx. 0.4 miles away); Duty Honor Country (approx. 0.4 miles away); Memorial (approx. 4½ miles away); Pioneer Settlers (approx. 5.6 miles away); Gustavus Adolphus Children's Home (approx. 6.2 miles away); Dow Library (approx. 6.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kennedy.
More about this marker. As shown in the photo, the only attribution for erecting organization is "Bicentennial," but given that this is the first of 3 I found the same day, within less than a mile of each other, I'm guessing on the "Chautauqua County" attribution.
Photographed by Yugoboy, August 14, 2012
2. Gertrude A. Williams Marker as seen facing north
Photographed by Yugoboy, August 14, 2012
3. Gertrude A. Williams Marker as seen facing south
Photographed by Yugoboy, August 14, 2012
4. Gertrude A. Williams Marker in its setting
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 7, 2012, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. This page has been viewed 1,001 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 7, 2012, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
