Historical Markers in Warsaw

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Historical Markers in Warsaw

Warsaw is the county seat for Wyoming County

Warsaw is in Wyoming County

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1 ► New York, Wyoming County, Warsaw — 1853-1925 — Ella Hawley Crossett —

1890 founder of Warsaw Political Equality Club, 1902 Pres/ New York State Suffrage Association — — Map (db m57775) HM

2 ► New York, Wyoming County, Warsaw — 1037 — Abram B. Lawrence —

1834-1912. Warsaw native and chief quartermaster, 24th Army Corps. Distributed confiscated Confederate Army supplies after General Lee's surrender. — — Map (db m233809) HM

3 ► New York, Wyoming County, Warsaw — 982 — Augustus Frank — 1826-1895 —

As U.S. Congressman, was integral part of passage of 13th Amendment Abolishing Slavery in 1865. Lived here. — — Map (db m231599) HM

4 ► New York, Wyoming County, Warsaw — 1042 — Barber Conable Jr. —

1922-2003. Served during WWll and Korean War. Elected to U.S. Congress 1965-1985. Appointed World Bank president in 1986. Childhood home here. — — Map (db m283067) HM

5 ► New York, Wyoming County, Warsaw — 1219 — Charles E. Ketchum —

1864-1949. Raised in Warsaw. Helped establish Warsaw Elevator Co. 1892, became owner 1910. Expanded company to over 300 employees. Lived here. — — Map (db m311095) HM

6 ► New York, Wyoming County, Warsaw — 1207 — Charles T. Watkins —

1837-1906. Veteran of Civil War 1861-1863. Marksman with NY National Guard Letchworth Rifles 1876-1882. Opened new Watkins Hotel here 1891. — — Map (db m311493) HM

7 ► New York, Wyoming County, Warsaw — 1286 — David J. Marr —

1882-1951. Co-founded ca. 1915 Marr & Colton Co. Known for crafting custom concert organs for theaters and churches. Lived here. — — Map (db m311180) HM

8 ► New York, Wyoming County, Warsaw — 1268 — E.A. Brininstool —

1870-1957. Warsaw native. Western history author & poet. Wrote "Trail Dust of a Maverick" 1914 & "A Trooper with Custer" 1925. Lived here. — — Map (db m311501) HM

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9 ► New York, Wyoming County, Warsaw — 977 — Early Hospital —

Warsaw Hospital opened here in 1911 by Dr. W.R. Thompson. Renamed Wyoming County Community Hospital and later moved to new facility in 1953. — — Map (db m236471) HM

10 ► New York, Wyoming County, Warsaw — 1043 — Elbert Farman Sr. —

1831-1911. Author & diplomat. Served as U.S. Consul General to Egypt 1876-1881. Secured gift of Cleopatra's Needle for NYC Central Park. Lived here. — — Map (db m274131) HM

11 ► New York, Wyoming County, Warsaw — 1108 — Eliza Burghardt —

ca. 1842-1898. Believed to have escaped slavery in Virginia as a child with her mother, coming to Warsaw 1850. Lived here. — — Map (db m259841) HM

12 ► New York, Wyoming County, Warsaw — 1140 — Elizur Webster —

1767-1854. Helped establish Warsaw by acquiring initial land tracts from Holland Land Office in 1803. Judge and NYS Assemblyman. Built house here. — — Map (db m279454) HM

13 ► New York, Wyoming County, Warsaw — 881 — Freight Depot —

Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway freight house built here in 1912. Retired in 1960 and razed in 2020. — — Map (db m199261) HM

14 ► New York, Wyoming County, Warsaw — 1111 — Harold E. Hovey —

1881-1953. Warsaw native. Founded Market Basket Corp., Western NY grocery store chain. Opened his first store in Warsaw 1901. Lived here. — — Map (db m274088) HM

15 ► New York, Wyoming County, Warsaw — 1203 — Horace Thayer —

1811-1875. Helped create Wyoming Street in 1860. Lithographer who printed 1861 Warsaw village map. Purchased this home 1864. — — Map (db m311184) HM

16 ► New York, Wyoming County, Warsaw — 1109 — James O. McClure —

1828-1909. Civil engineer and surveyor. In 1878, helped oversee Warsaw's erection of Wyoming County Civil War Monument. Lived here. — — Map (db m274128) HM

17 ► New York, Wyoming County, Warsaw — 1035 — John A. McElwain —

1794-1875. Owned stagecoach line, public house and livery stable. Served as sheriff 1832 and NYS senator 1852-1853. Lived here. — — Map (db m232641) HM

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18 ► New York, Wyoming County, Warsaw — 1110 — Levi A. Cass —

1863-1949. Newspaper publisher 1900-1949, acquired eight Wyoming Co. newspapers. Advocated for local hospital and library. Lived here. — — Map (db m274091) HM

19 ► New York, Wyoming County, Warsaw — 1033 — Lewis E. Walker —

1826-1916. Owned local bookstore 1854-ca. 1901. Published stereoscopic photos of Western New York State. Lived here. — — Map (db m233808) HM

20 ► New York, Wyoming County, Warsaw — 1269 — L.H. Humphrey —

1850-1902. Businessman in Tanning, Salt, & Button Co. Elected Pres. Wyoming County Bank 1890. NY State Senator 1895 until death. Lived here. — — Map (db m311415) HM

21 ► New York, Wyoming County, Warsaw — Main Street 1910 —

[Historical illustration captions] [Left panel] Gulf Road · 20A · 1900s • Warsaw Hospital · 1913 Warsaw Fire Hall · 1930 • Warsaw Ambulance · 1915 [Center panel] West Main Street · 1910 • Warsaw, part of Underground Railroad . . . — — Map (db m200692) HM

22 ► New York, Wyoming County, Warsaw — Mary Hosford — First Woman Ever to Receive an A. B. Degree —

Mary Hosford, graduating from Oberlin College in 1841, was the first woman ever to receive an A. B. Degree. — — Map (db m75528) HM

23 ► New York, Wyoming County, Warsaw — 984 — Passenger Depot —

Built in 1906 for Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway. Later Baltimore & Ohio RR. Closed 1953 when passenger trains halted on this line. — — Map (db m231512) HM

24 ► New York, Wyoming County, Warsaw — Seth M. Gates House —

Seth M. Gates's outspoken criticism of slavery marked his two terms in the House of Representatives, from 1839 to 1843. When Gates used his congressional position to mail out the proceedings of- the World Anti·Slavery Convention in 1840, a Savannah . . . — — Map (db m64950) HM

25 ► New York, Wyoming County, Warsaw — 330 — Seth M. Gates House —

has been placed on The National Register of Historic Places in 1992 by The United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m175439) HM

26 ► New York, Wyoming County, Warsaw — 197 — Votes for Women — Road to the 19th Amendment — National Votes for Women Trail —

Wyoming County Political Equality Club est. 1891. Rallied in support of women's suffrage here at County Fair between 1892 and 1918. — — Map (db m225339) HM

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27 ► New York, Wyoming County, Warsaw — 1034 — Warsaw Convention —

Anti-Slavery advocates met November 13, 1839 to form abolitionist political party. Joshua H. Darling of Warsaw served as secretary. — — Map (db m231943) HM

28 ► New York, Wyoming County, Warsaw — Warsaw's First House —

Near this site Elizur Webster erected the first dwelling in Warsaw in the Summer of 1803 — — Map (db m58250) HM

29 ► New York, Wyoming County, Warsaw — 1273 — William C. Embury —

1873-1943. Est. Embury Mfg. Co. 1908 in Rochester, moved to Warsaw 1911. Produced industrial electric lanterns. Lived here ca. 1919-1937. — — Map (db m311081) HM

30 ► New York, Wyoming County, Warsaw — 1036 — William H. Merrill —

1840-1907. Attended school here at the former Warsaw Academy. Editor for Pulitzer's “New York World" newspaper from ca. 1888-1905. — — Map (db m274132) HM

31 ► New York, Wyoming County, Warsaw — 1274 — W.J. Humphrey —

1817-1890. Served in NY State Assembly 1850-1851 and State Senate 1866-1869. Wyoming County Bank president from 1871 until death. Lived here. — — Map (db m311413) HM

32 ► New York, Wyoming County, Warsaw — 1141 — Zera L. Tanner —

1835-1906. Warsaw resident & Civil War naval officer. Later commanded research ship USS Albatross. Two U.S. Navy ships named in his honor. — — Map (db m279512) HM

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