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Abraham Lincoln, Amos King, Brigham Young & Julian Allen NYS Historic Marker Dedications

Historic Marker Unveiling
Saturday, December 3rd, 2022 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Village Hall: 14 Sponable Drive, Port Byron, NY 13140

Dedication ceremonies for new NYS Historic Roadside markers commemorating Abraham Lincoln, Amos King, Brigham Young and Julian Allen will be held in Port Byron, NY. The unveiling will begin at 1:00 p.m. on December 3, 2022 at Village Hall.

ABRAHAM LINCOLN
APRIL 27, 1865, TRAIN CARRYING
PRES. LINCOLN’S CASKET STOPPED
AT PORT BYRON STATION 1.3 MI
NORTH OF HERE. STATION DRAPED
WITH MOURNING AND FLAGS.
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2020

AMOS S. KING
PORT BYRON NATIVE GIFTED
BIBLE TO PRES. ABRAHAM LINCOLN
IN 1861. RECEIVED LETTER OF
THANKS FROM JOHN NICOLAY,
LINCOLN’S PRIVATE SECRETARY.
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2020

BRIGHAM YOUNG
LIVED IN PORT BYRON WITH WIFE
MIRIAM WORKS. EMPLOYED AS
PAINTER. DAUGHTER ELIZABETH
BORN IN THIS VILLAGE IN 1825.
PRES. OF MORMON CHURCH 1847.
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2022

H. JULIAN ALLEN
PORT BYRON RESIDENT PATENTED
CONDENSED MINCEMEAT FORMULA
IN 1882. HIS FORMULA PRODUCED
HERE BY T.E. DOUGHERTY & LATER
H.C. GUTCHESS UNTIL CA. 1960.
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2022