Purchased military lot no. 37 in 1793. Served as Seneca County Clerk, NYS Legislator & U.S. Congressman. Lived here until 1832. — — Map (db m244966) 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
In this section of the cemetery
are the graves of Peter Whitmer in
whose home in Fayette, Seneca County,
New York, The Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints was organized April
6, 1830; his wife, Mary Musselman Whitmer,
his son Jacob . . . — — Map (db m252305) HM
In honor of the men and women who served
at the Sampson Naval Training Station,
Route 96A, Sampson, New York
during its operation from 1942 to 1946
Dedicated this 10th day of September 1988
by the Waterloo VFW Post #6433.
Anchor . . . — — Map (db m104734) WM
Early settlers to Huron Township came from eastern states, including Massachusetts, New York and Pennsylvania. Immigration peaked in the 1830s, spurred by the sale of government land.
Among early settlers to Huron Township were William Sr. . . . — — Map (db m171691) HM
Thomas Jefferson Parker came from a long military tradition His father, Henry, was a captain of Dragoons in the War of 1812, and his grandfather, Jonathan, was Quartermaster of a Connecticut cavalry troop in the American Revolution. He was regarded . . . — — Map (db m217369) HM
Degory Prowtt Drummer Boy, 1776 - 1783, at siege of Fort Stanwix on the Sullivan Expedition, at surrender of Cornwallis, lived a mile west of here. — — Map (db m96347) HM
