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

World War I Mortar

Photographed by Yugoboy, September 1, 2012

1. World War I Mortar Marker

Inscription. (German/Minnie/Woerfer)
Given by the U.S. War Department as a war trophy in memory of Palmyra servicemen who gave their lives during America's participation in World War I (1917-1918)

Erected by U.S. War Department.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.

Location. 43° 3.848′ N, 77° 13.934′ W. Memorial is in Palmyra, New York, in Wayne County. It can be reached from East Main Street (Route 31) just east of Church Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Palmyra NY 14522, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial 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

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

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

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Admiral William T. Sampson Memorial (here, next to this marker); General John Swift Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); 149 East Main Street (within shouting distance of this marker); Pliny T. Sexton (within shouting distance of this marker); 161 East Main Street (within shouting distance of this marker); Palmyra War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Palmyra Village Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); First School House (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Palmyra.

World War I Mortar and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Yugoboy, September 1, 2012

2. World War I Mortar and Marker

Photographed by Yugoboy, September 1, 2012

3. World War I Mortar and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 29, 2013, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. This page has been viewed 551 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 29, 2013, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.