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

Martin Harris Farm

Photographed by Yugoboy, October 13, 2012

1. Martin Harris Farm Marker

Inscription. Mortgaged for $3000 in 1829 to provide funds for first publication of the Book of Mormon

Erected 1932 by State Education Department.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1829.

Location. 43° 5.016′ N, 77° 14.372′ W. Marker is in Palmyra, New York, in Wayne County. It is on Maple Avenue 0.1 miles south of Division Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2095 Maple Avenue, Palmyra NY 14522, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker 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.

Other nearby markers. At least

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8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lake Stone House (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Martin Harris Farm (within shouting distance of this marker); Palmer Homestead (approx. 0.8 miles away); First Church (approx. 1.3 miles away); First School House (approx. 1.3 miles away); Palmyra - Macedon Lions Club War Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away); Palmyra - Macedon Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); The Founders of Palmyra (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Palmyra.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Martin Harris Farm (was here, next to this marker but has been confirmed missing).

Martin Harris Farm Marker approach from north image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Yugoboy, October 13, 2012

2. Martin Harris Farm Marker approach from north

Martin Harris Farm Marker approach from south image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Yugoboy, October 13, 2012

3. Martin Harris Farm Marker approach from south

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, August 22, 2025

4. Martin Harris Farm Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 17, 2013, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. This page has been viewed 545 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 17, 2013, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. 4. submitted on September 14, 2025, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.