Port Byron in Cayuga County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Brigham Young
Photographed By Howard C. Ohlhous, October 20, 2017
1. Brigham Young Marker
Erected 1932 by State Education Department.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Churches & Religion. A significant historical year for this entry is 1831.
Location. 43° 2.105′ N, 76° 37.408′ W. Marker is in Port Byron, New York, in Cayuga County. Marker is at the intersection of Utica Street (New York State Route 31) and Main Street, on the right when traveling west on Utica Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Port Byron NY 13140, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Amos S. King (here, next to this marker); Port Byron (here, next to this marker); Abraham Lincoln (approx. ¼ mile away); The Empire State Trail at Port Byron (approx. ¼ mile away); Village of Port Byron (approx. ¼ mile away); A Metaphor for Change (approx. ¼ mile away); Tanner's Dry Dock (approx. ¼ mile away); Henry Wells (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Port Byron.
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Photographed By Yugoboy, March 11, 2013
2. Brigham Young Marker
Photographed By Howard C. Ohlhous, October 20, 2017
3. Brigham Young Marker
Photographed By Yugoboy, March 11, 2013
4. Port Byron and Brigham Young Markers in situ facing East
Photographed By Yugoboy, March 11, 2013
5. Brigham Young Marker as seen facing west
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, August 9, 2015
6. Brigham Young
This c. 1875 lithograph of Brigham Young by Hartwig Bornemann hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC.
“Brigham Young converted to Mormonism in 1832 and gradually rose in the leadership structure until he became the head of the Twelve Apostles under Joseph Smith. After Smith's murder by an antiMormon mob in 1844, Young assumed leadership of the larger portion of the church. In 1847 he led the Mormons from Nebraska to the Great Basin, where he founded Salt Lake City as the new church headquarters. He oversaw the migration of tens of thousands of Mormon converts to the West and the founding of hundreds of settlements. The Mormon majority elected Young as governor, but he was soon replaced by an appointed territorial governor. Political conflicts and challenges to the Mormons' separatist communal and theocratic venture led the United States to dispatch troops to Utah in 1857 and assert federal authority.” — National Portrait Gallery
“Brigham Young converted to Mormonism in 1832 and gradually rose in the leadership structure until he became the head of the Twelve Apostles under Joseph Smith. After Smith's murder by an antiMormon mob in 1844, Young assumed leadership of the larger portion of the church. In 1847 he led the Mormons from Nebraska to the Great Basin, where he founded Salt Lake City as the new church headquarters. He oversaw the migration of tens of thousands of Mormon converts to the West and the founding of hundreds of settlements. The Mormon majority elected Young as governor, but he was soon replaced by an appointed territorial governor. Political conflicts and challenges to the Mormons' separatist communal and theocratic venture led the United States to dispatch troops to Utah in 1857 and assert federal authority.” — National Portrait Gallery
Credits. This page was last revised on October 6, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 15, 2013, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. This page has been viewed 910 times since then and 69 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 16, 2019, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. 2. submitted on May 17, 2013, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. 3. submitted on November 16, 2019, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. 4, 5. submitted on May 15, 2013, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. 6. submitted on October 17, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
