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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Groton

 
Clickable Map of Tompkins 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 Tompkins County, NY (191) Cayuga County, NY (274) Chemung County, NY (117) Cortland County, NY (140) Schuyler County, NY (61) Seneca County, NY (152) Tioga County, NY (94)  TompkinsCounty(191) Tompkins County (191)  CayugaCounty(274) Cayuga County (274)  ChemungCounty(117) Chemung County (117)  CortlandCounty(140) Cortland County (140)  SchuylerCounty(61) Schuyler County (61)  SenecaCounty(152) Seneca County (152)  TiogaCounty(94) Tioga County (94)
Ithaca is the county seat for Tompkins County
Groton is in Tompkins County
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1 ► New York, Tompkins County, Groton — Charles W. Sanders —
1805 - 1889 Author of school books resided in West Dryden and completed his “First Speller” here — — Map (db m297050) HM
2 ► New York, Tompkins County, Groton — Civil War Veterans Memorial —
Sacred To The Memory Of Those Who Fought For Our Country The Gun Loaned By U.S.- 1 Dwight Allen Post 260 — G. A. R. — To Ornament Cemetery Flag At Groton, NY Post Organized March 29th, 1882 Engraved Plate Presented By Dr. F. D. Page . . . — — Map (db m297806) WM
3 ► New York, Tompkins County, Groton — Congregational Church —
Organized 1816, built 1832, first service May 1833. Centennial July 16, 1916. West Groton, N.Y. — — Map (db m245111) HM
4 ► New York, Tompkins County, Groton — Cummings Home —
Gurdon Cummings and wife Abigail Pettis from Mansfield, Conn., settled here in 1810. Owned and occupied by VI generations of Cummings. — — Map (db m245052) HM
5 ► New York, Tompkins County, Groton — East Hill Cemetery —
Founded by the Congregational Church Church once located on the NW corner Salt Road and NYS Route 222 1st Burial 1806 Last Burial 1881 — — Map (db m297578) HM
6 ► New York, Tompkins County, Groton — Groton City United Church Of Christ —
Sanctuary pre-dates 1866 Incorporated October 16, 1896 As a Congregational Church First Worship on November 19, 1896 “All Are Welcome Here” The Membership, 2022 — — Map (db m299046) HM
7 ► New York, Tompkins County, Groton — Groton Rural Cemetery Veterans Memorial —
Rededication ★ July 4, 2006 ★ “A rededication ceremony was held on this date to commemorate the memory of all men and women who served our country in times of war, and especially to those who were wounded or died as a . . . — — Map (db m296980) WM
8 ► New York, Tompkins County, Groton — Groton Veterans Memorial —
In Memory of These Groton Men Who Made the Supreme Sacrifice in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam Terrence G. Graves Congressional Medal of Honor Charles W. Adams • Hollis J. Adams • Morris A. Arnold • Ricardo M. Bernard • Hugh T. Brooks . . . — — Map (db m297268) WM
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9 ► New York, Tompkins County, Groton — Groton Vietnam Veterans Monument —
In Honor of Those Who Served During the Vietnam War Dedicated by Groton Rotary Club August 2011 — — Map (db m245124) WM
10 ► New York, Tompkins County, Groton — Indian Village —
Favorite hunting ground of Cayuga Indians and other local tribes near Owasco Creek. — — Map (db m245059) HM
11 ► New York, Tompkins County, Groton — The Memorial Carillonic Tower Bells —
The Memorial Carillonic Tower Bells Are Dedicated In Grateful Recognition of the Sacrifice and Service of the Men and Women From the Community of Groton Who Served in the Armed Forces of Our Country in World War II by The People . . . — — Map (db m297271) WM
12 ► New York, Tompkins County, Groton — Slyvester Pennoyer — (1831-1902) —
Born here; Gov. of Oregon 1886-94; Mayor City of Portland, Oregon, 1896; owner and editor Oregon Herald, 1868-71. — — Map (db m231116) HM
13 ► New York, Tompkins County, Groton — Soldiers of the Revolution —
Jesse Clark • Ichabod Bachus • Asa Hollister • Oliver Hatch • In early life our country called and we its voice obeyed — — Map (db m297052) WM
14 ► New York, Tompkins County, Groton — Terrence C. Graves Monument — Vietnam War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient —
2d Lt. USMC-Posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for action in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam-February 16, 1968. Terrence C. Graves, or “Terry” as his friends and family knew him, entered the . . . — — Map (db m307486) HM WM
15 ► New York, Tompkins County, Groton — Town of Groton —
Part of Iroquoia. In 1790, designated military tract town of Locke. In 1817, 50 lots named Division, transferred to Tompkins County, renamed Groton in 1818. 1817 • Tompkins • 2017 — — Map (db m245112) HM WM
 
 
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Nov. 11, 2026