Evans in Erie County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Burial Site of Asa Ames / Pioneer Cemetery 1810-1928

Asa Ames Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Anton Schwarzmueller, July 7, 2014

1. Asa Ames Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Burial Site of Asa Ames 1823-1851
Celebrated folk artist. His wood carvings are exhibited in many acclaimed folk art museums. Town of Evans Historical Society.

Pioneer Cemetery 1810-1928
Burial ground of early settlers in Evans including Revolutionary and Civil War Veterans. Placed on State and National Registers of Historic Places

Erected 2012 by Town of Evans Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1823.

Location. 42° 39.19′ N, 79° 2.108′ W. Marker is in Evans, New York, in Erie County. Marker is on North Main Street, 0.2 miles south of Gold Street, on the right when traveling south. Access North Main Street or Gold Street from NY Route 5, Erie Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Angola NY 14006, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Site of First Town Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away); Major William C. Dudley (approx. 0.3 miles away); Site of "Bundy's Mill"

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(approx. 0.8 miles away); "Angola Horror" (approx. 0.9 miles away); Birthplace of Willis Haviland Carrier (approx. 1.1 miles away); Dedicated to the Memory (approx. 1.1 miles away); The White City (approx. 1.7 miles away); The Historic First Church of Evans (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Evans.

Also see . . .
1. Asa Ames - Wikipedia. (Submitted on July 8, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
2. Pioneer Cemetery. National Register of Historic Places form, National Archives. (Submitted on September 17, 2023, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)

Pioneer Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Anton Schwarzmueller, July 7, 2014

2. Pioneer Cemetery Marker

Southward View Asa Ames and Pioneer Cemetery Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Anton Schwarzmueller, July 7, 2014

3. Southward View Asa Ames and Pioneer Cemetery Markers

Northward View Asa Ames and Pioneer Cemetery Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Anton Schwarzmueller, July 7, 2014

4. Northward View Asa Ames and Pioneer Cemetery Markers

The Asa Ames Marker is closer to the street on a pole. The cemetery marker is on the stone by the arch.

Wide View Pioneer Cemetery Arch and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Anton Schwarzmueller, July 7, 2014

5. Wide View Pioneer Cemetery Arch and Marker

The Ames marker is beyond the picture to the right.

Pioneer Cemetery Arch and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Anton Schwarzmueller, July 7, 2014

6. Pioneer Cemetery Arch and Marker

Distant View Asa Ames Headstone image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Anton Schwarzmueller, July 7, 2014

7. Distant View Asa Ames Headstone

The Asa Ames Headstone is at center, very white. The Asa Ames marker is oriented such that walking from the back of the marker perpendicular to the street, one should be able to find it almost directly ahead.

Burial Site of Asa Ames 1823-1851 image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Anton Schwarzmueller, July 7, 2014

8. Burial Site of Asa Ames 1823-1851

According to graveaddiction.com , the purity, fidelity, love triangle with a star at center is the, "Symbol of the Order of the Sons of Temperance, a fraternal organization that promoted the temperance movement (abstinence and prohibition of alcohol). Usually seen with their motto: Love, Purity, Fidelity." Asa Ames. Died Aug. 4. 1851: Aged 27 Yrs. 7 Mo. & 7 days.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 17, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 8, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 477 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on July 8, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. 8. submitted on July 9, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.