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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1P0T_augustus-w-cowles_Elmira-NY.html
A Tribute to
Augustus W. Cowles
D.D. — L.L.D
A pioneer in the
higher education
for women. From
1855-1889 revered
first president
of this, the first
women's college.
Erected in loving
memory by the
Alumnae.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1P0J_mark-twain_Elmira-NY.html
Samuel Clemens Dies in Redding, Connecticut
On Thursday, April 21, 1910, Samuel Langhorne Clemens died at his home, Stormfield, in Redding, Connecticut. Beside him on his bed lay a beloved book — Carlyle's The French Revolution: A History &…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1P0G_veterans-of-all-wars_Elmira-NY.html
Memorial
Dedicated
to veterans of
all wars of the
United States.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1P0C_1776-1796_Elmira-NY.html
In memory of the more than 170 soldiers of the American Revolution known to be buried in Chemung County, and of their pioneer wives and families.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1P05_citizens-cascade_Elmira-NY.html
Created to honor the people of Elmira for their spirit and determination to restore and beautify the Queen City after the devastating flood of July 23, 1972.
"This is out home town and nothing under God will take it from us."
Dedicated by Hu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OZV_woodlawn-national-cemetery_Elmira-NY.html
Elmira Military Depot
On April 15, 1861, President Abraham Lincoln issued a call for volunteers to put down the Confederate rebellion. Three days later, New York Gov. Edwin G. Morgan appealed for 13,280 troops to fill the state's quota of soldier…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OZ3_a-national-cemetery-system_Elmira-NY.html
Civil War Dead
An estimated 700,000 Union and Confederate soldiers died in the Civil War between April 1861 and April 1865. As the death toll rose, the U.S. government struggled with the urgent but unplanned need to bury fallen Union troops. This…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OYZ_the-gettysburg-address_Elmira-NY.html
Address by President Lincolnat the dedication ofThe Gettysburg National CemeteryNovember 19, 1863 Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the p…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OY3_confederate-burials-in-the-national-cemetery_Elmira-NY.html
Elmira Prison Camp
Overcrowding at the military prison at Point Lookout, Maryland, led the U.S. Army to establish Elmira Military Prison in May 1864. Elmira, New York, initially a rendezvous point for enlisting Union soldiers, had barracks, hospi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NJ8_e-d-clapp_Waverly-NY.html
E.D. Clapp 1874-1880, nationally known producer of carriage, drop and metal forgings. Relocated in 1972.