Palmyra in Wayne County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Palmyra Area

Historic New York

Photographed by Yugoboy, September 1, 2012

1. Palmyra Area Marker

Inscription. Here before the white man came, lived the Cayuga and Seneca Indians. Their displacement after the Revolution, when many went to Canada, opened the land to settlers. Massachusetts which claimed a large portion of western New York sold its holdings to land speculators, Phelps and Gorham. Settlement was later actively promoted by Charles Williamson, agent for the Pulteney Associates. The rapid growth of villages followed completion of the Erie Canal in 1825. Incidents in this area raised social and religious issues of national importance. In 1826 the disappearance of William Morgan produced the Anti-Masonic movement. The vision of Joseph Smith on the Hill of Cumorah, near Palmyra, resulted in the Book of Mormon and the founding of the Church of Latter-Day Saints. The home of the Fox Sisters, near Hydeville, is regarded as the "birthplace of spiritualism." Small industries grew up along the Erie Canal and the New York Central Railroad, but the region remained rural. It is known for fruit orchards and horticultural nurseries, especially the growing of roses.

Erected 1961 by State Education Department.

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historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1825.

Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 43° 3.933′ N, 77° 10.829′ W. Marker was in Palmyra, New York, in Wayne County. It was at the intersection of Palmyra-Newark Road (New York State Route 31) and Galloway Road, on the right when traveling west on Palmyra-Newark Road. The marker is at an intersection, set back from the road on the far side of the parking area. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Palmyra NY 14522, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in Upstate New York,

specifically in Western New York,

in the Finger Lakes,

and in the Rochester Metropolitan Area.

It was also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it was in North America,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

Palmyra Area Marker as seen facing West image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Yugoboy, September 1, 2012

2. Palmyra Area Marker as seen facing West

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: A Memorial to All (approx. 0.6 miles away); This Tank (approx. 0.6 miles away); Rope Walk (approx. 1.2 miles away); Pioneer Home (approx. 1.3 miles away); East Palmyra Cemetery War Memorial (approx. 2 miles away); Patriots Burials (approx. 2 miles away); East Palmyra Church (approx. 2.1 miles away); Sampson House (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Palmyra.

Palmyra Area Marker as seen facing East image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Yugoboy, September 1, 2012

3. Palmyra Area Marker as seen facing East

Credits. This page was last revised on September 18, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 23, 2012, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. This page has been viewed 827 times since then and 84 times this year. Last updated on September 14, 2025, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 23, 2012, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.