Delaware Park in Buffalo in Erie County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Albert James Myer, M.D.
1829-1880
Photographed by Yugoboy, April 22, 2013
1. Albert James Myer, M.D. Marker
Erected 1978 by Abigail Filmore Chapter, NSDAR.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1873.
Location. 42° 55.974′ N, 78° 51.876′ W. Marker is in Buffalo, New York, in Erie County. It is in Delaware Park. It can be reached from Main Street (New York State Route 5) near Delaware Avenue. This marker is within Forest Lawn Cemetery. One entrance is right at the Main/Delaware intersection. Another is further east on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Buffalo NY 14214, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York and specifically in Western New York. 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 Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Ebenezer Walden (here, next to this marker); Brigadier General Albert James Myer (here, next to this marker); Trees Planted November 30, 1925 (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); McMillan
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More about this marker. The marker is where it is because it's along the cemetery road as near the family mausoleum as possible (see pictures).
Photographed by Yugoboy, April 22, 2013
2. Albert James Myer, M.D. Marker as seen from cemetery access road
Photographed by Yugoboy, April 22, 2013
3. Albert James Myer, M.D. Marker as seen from cemetery access road
Photographed by Yugoboy, April 22, 2013
4. Walden/Myer Mausoleum
Photographed by Yugoboy, April 22, 2013
5. Walden/Myer Mausoleum Entrance
Click pic to see the names above the door. While the markers for Walden and Myer are maybe 50-75 feet away, there are no indications that this is what's being referred to beyond these names carved above the entry.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 23, 2013, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. This page has been viewed 1,157 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 23, 2013, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
