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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Akron

 
Clickable Map of Erie County, New York and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Erie County, NY (678) Cattaraugus County, NY (85) Chautauqua County, NY (285) Genesee County, NY (120) Niagara County, NY (436) Wyoming County, NY (126)  ErieCounty(678) Erie County (678)  CattaraugusCounty(85) Cattaraugus County (85)  ChautauquaCounty(285) Chautauqua County (285)  GeneseeCounty(120) Genesee County (120)  NiagaraCounty(436) Niagara County (436)  WyomingCounty(126) Wyoming County (126)
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1 ► New York, Erie County, Akron — 529 — Dennis E. Nolan —
Dennis E. Nolan 1872 - 1956 West Point grad & Major General lived here as a child. WWI veteran who organized Military Intelligence Service — — Map (db m128610) HM
2 ► New York, Erie County, Akron — Ely Samuel Parker — Union General and Seneca Chief — Do-ne-ho-ga-wa —
Seneca Indian Civil War Veteran Sachem of the Iroquois Confederacy • 1851 First Master of Akron Lodge 527 • 1862 Lt. Col. Military Secretary to Lt. Gen. Grant • 1864 Brevet Brigadier General of U.S. Volunteers • 1865 U.S. . . . — — Map (db m250426) HM
3 ► New York, Erie County, Akron — Grant Club Pole —
In the 1800's it was the custom in presidential campaigns to raise a pole to honor the candidate. When President U.S. Grant campaigned for a second term in 1872, the Akron Grant for President Club, raised their first oak pole, which was replaced in . . . — — Map (db m75256) HM
4 ► New York, Erie County, Akron — In Honor of Those Who Fought —
In honor of those who fought and died, of those who fought and lived. — — Map (db m75078) WM
5 ► New York, Erie County, Akron — Maple Lawn Cemetery Veterans Memorial —
Adell, Maria - Revolutionary War • Anderson, William - Revolutionary War • Barton, Addicon - Civil War • Brown, Henry - Civil War • Colman, Martin F. - Civil War • Dailey, M. T. - Civil War • Delano, Johnathan - War of 1812 . . . — — Map (db m250677) HM WM
6 ► New York, Erie County, Akron — Rich-Twinn Octagon House —
The Rich-Twinn Octagon House has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior c. 1849 — — Map (db m251012) HM
7 ► New York, Erie County, Akron — Russell Park —
On September 27, 1852, Jonathon Russell, the first settler in the Village of Akron, deeded this tract to our village with the provision that it be maintained as a public park, or if it not so maintained, it was to revert to his legal heirs. erected . . . — — Map (db m75080) HM
8 ► New York, Erie County, Akron — Seneca Indians — Civil War Veterans —
Chicken Bigfire • John Bigfire • Seth Parker Blackchief • Charles W Doctor • William Fish • Peter Griffin • James Infant • Yar-Hee-Dow Infant • How-Dar-Hoh Jemison • John Jemison • William Jones • John Brooks . . . — — Map (db m250449) WM
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9 ► New York, Erie County, Akron — Veterans Memorial —
Dedicated to those men and women of this community who served both God and country in times of peace and war and especially to those who gave their lives in that service. World War I • World War II • Korea • Vietnam — — Map (db m250517) WM
 
 
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Nov. 11, 2026