This Memorial recognizes the 57 men from
Waterloo who died in the Civil War.
Local residents sculpted the individual cenotaphs.
The white marble Star Stone honors
all of the 620,000 Confederate and Union
soldiers and sailors who died in . . . — — Map (db m104910) HM WM
Dedicated to Samuel Bear
Founder of Waterloo
Born August 18, 1770
Died September 25, 1807
Erected this 28th day of May 2001
by the
Village of Waterloo
Celebrate Commemorate Committee — — Map (db m243959) HM
This Memorial Arch of native limestone was formed by combining two portals from the 1901 addition to the original high school building upon demolition of the school in 1928. Herman F. Brehm moved them to his property west of the village where they . . . — — Map (db m104723) HM
This mural was created to honor
Coach Tom Coughlin, coach of the NY Giants,
who brought the team to a victory at the Super Bowl
February 3, 2008
The people of Waterloo are proud to call
Coach Coughlin a son of Waterloo.
His integrity . . . — — Map (db m104716) HM
350 feet west of this spot, Zalmon Disbrow, in 1795 first began clearing the forest on what was later the Dr. Gardner Welles Farm, military lot 97. Sept, 30, 1796 the first stage left Utica for Geneva, passing here Oct. 2. The War of 1812 . . . — — Map (db m8195) HM
Gen. John B. Murray and Henry C. Welles
founded Memorial Day at Waterloo, N.Y.
May 5, 1866
Waterloo Memorial Day Centennial - 1966 — — Map (db m104730) HM
Routes of the armies of
General John Sullivan
and
General James Clinton
1779
An expedition against the hostile Indian nations which checked the aggression of the English and Indians on the frontiers of New York and Pennsylvania, . . . — — Map (db m8193) HM
On June 8, 1825, General Lafayette was welcomed here. His arrival was announced by a swivel gun that exploded, killing Capt. Jehiel Parsons. — — Map (db m208548) HM
Historic New York
Memorial Day
On May 5, 1866, the residents of Waterloo held the first complete,
community-wide observance of Memorial Day. They dedicated the entire day to honoring the Civil War dead in a solemn and patriotic manner. . . . — — Map (db m8194) HM
This monument was erected in
September 1879. To commemorate
The destruction of the Indian village
SKOI-YASE,
By Col. John Harper, under orders of
Maj. Gen John Sullivan,
September 8, 1779. — — Map (db m8192) HM
"Dear Elizabeth,
Rain or shine I intend to spend Sunday with you that we may all together concoct a declaration. I have drawn up one but you may suggest alterations & improvements for I know it is not as perfect a declaration as should go . . . — — Map (db m60132) HM
Along north side of river
marched Sullivan’s forces
Expedition commanded by
Col. Peter Gansevoort & Lt. Col. William Butler
Sept. 20-21, 1779 — — Map (db m8197) HM
William H. Dempsey built this building in 1896 at 41 Virginia Street. The two story building became a three story at the request of Seneca Masonic Lodge #113. The Lodge paid $2,500 for the third floor. This floor became the Masonic Lodge and the . . . — — Map (db m60131) HM
The Finger Lakes of central New York occupy deep north-south valleys bordered by beautiful sloping shore lines which are occasionally cut by picturesque glens and gorges. From west to east these sparkling lakes are Canandaigua, Keuka, Seneca, . . . — — Map (db m57113) HM
During the Civil War, James Wyman Johnson, came from the field one morning, hung his scythe in the crotch of a small tree and said, “Leave the scythe in the tree until I return.” He enlisted in the Union Army, Company G, 85th New York . . . — — Map (db m151737) HM WM
Dedicated to the honor and sacrifice
of our men and women who served
our country in World Wars I & II
World War I
Albert R. Aumick • Philip M. Baker
Ralph Serven Betts • Leon William Brignall
Charles E. Clarkson • Maynard A. . . . — — Map (db m104731) HM
Welcome to one of the few national parks dedicated to a social movement - women's rights.
Here in Seneca Falls and Waterloo, in living rooms and on front porches, in private and in public, a group of five women started a movement that would . . . — — Map (db m60136) HM
Welcome to one of the few national parks dedicated to a social movement - women's rights.
Here in Seneca Falls and Waterloo, in living rooms and on front porches, in private and in public, a group of five women started a movement that would . . . — — Map (db m60134) HM
