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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Wolcott

 
Clickable Map of Wayne 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 Wayne County, NY (264) Cayuga County, NY (274) Monroe County, NY (463) Ontario County, NY (242) Seneca County, NY (152)  WayneCounty(264) Wayne County (264)  CayugaCounty(274) Cayuga County (274)  MonroeCounty(463) Monroe County (463)  OntarioCounty(242) Ontario County (242)  SenecaCounty(152) Seneca County (152)
Lyons is the county seat for Wayne County
Wolcott is in Wayne County
Wayne County (264)  ►
ADJACENT TO WAYNE COUNTY
Cayuga County (274)  ►
Monroe County (463)  ►
Ontario County (242)  ►
Seneca County (152)  ►
 
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1 ► New York, Wayne County, Wolcott, Butler — Butler Veterans Memorial —
. . . — — Map (db m255552) WM
2 ► New York, Wayne County, Wolcott — 742 — Franklin W. Lutes —
Corporal 111th NY Infantry. Awarded Medal of Honor Captured enemy flag at Petersburg, VA 31 March 1865. Buried here 1915. — — Map (db m255553) WM
3 ► New York, Wayne County, Wolcott, Huron — The Huron Grange —
Est. 1874 Hall erected 1884 Site of first juvenile Grange in New York State Juvenile Grange #1 Organized May 3, 1904 — — Map (db m255627) HM
4 ► New York, Wayne County, Wolcott — In Memory, World Wars 1 - 2 —
In memory World Wars 1 - 2 Peace be yours [11 and 16 names listed] — — Map (db m79661) HM
5 ► New York, Wayne County, Wolcott — Northup Park —
Northup Park This park was the gift of Gardner H. Northrup who came to Wolcott in 1871. The memorial bandstand was given by his widow in 1928. — — Map (db m79662) HM
6 ► New York, Wayne County, Wolcott — 759 — Purdy's Dock —
Rev. Fay Hovey Purdy, 1816-1894, Methodist evangelist, est. sawmill and boat landing at this site ca 1870. — — Map (db m250432) HM
7 ► New York, Wayne County, Wolcott — Samuel Ward and Antoinette Brown —
Samuel Ward (1817 - 1866) came to South Butler in 1841 and was invited to preach at the Congregational Church, the first African - American minister in Wayne County. He left due to medical reasons in 1843. “I pray that my people may be saved . . . — — Map (db m269933) HM
8 ► New York, Wayne County, Wolcott — Town of Butler —
Set off from Town of Wolcott April 3, 1826 named in honor of General William Butler — — Map (db m255551) HM
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9 ► New York, Wayne County, Wolcott — Town of Huron —
Set off from Town of Wolcott April 3, 1826 Previously known as Port Bay — — Map (db m255625) HM
10 ► New York, Wayne County, Wolcott — Venus Fountain —
In 1912, under the direction of Charles H. Thomas, publisher of the Lake Shore News, a fund drive by public contributions began to raise money for a public drinking fountain. Installed in the fall of 1913 at a cost of $897.00, Venus was . . . — — Map (db m255578) HM
11 ► New York, Wayne County, Wolcott — Wolcott Falls —
Called by Indians "Ganadasgua", Leaping Waters Above the Lake. site of Melvin's Mills established 1809 — — Map (db m79679) HM
 
 
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Nov. 13, 2026