Palmyra (village), New York
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Downtown Palmyra in 2010
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_highlighted.svg) Location in Wayne County and the state of New York. |
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 Palmyra, New York
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| Coordinates: 43°03′51″N 77°14′01″W / 43.06417°N 77.23361°WCoordinates: 43°03′51″N 77°14′01″W / 43.06417°N 77.23361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Wayne |
| Town | Palmyra |
| Settled | 1790 |
| Incorporated | March 29, 1827 |
| Named for | Palmyra in the Levant |
| Government | |
| • Type | Board of Trustees |
| • Mayor | Christopher Piccola |
| • Clerk | Alicia Lynch |
| • Court | Justice Terry Rodman |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.3 sq mi (3.4 km2) |
| • Land | 1.3 sq mi (3.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 480 ft (148 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,536 |
| • Density | 2,720.0/sq mi (1,040.0/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 14522 |
| Area code(s) | 315 |
| FIPS code | 36-56187 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0970448 |
| Website | http://www.palmyrany.com |
Palmyra is a village in Wayne County, New York, United States. The population was 3,536 at the 2010 census. The village, along with the town, is named after Palmyra in present-day Syria.
The Village of Palmyra is in the Town of Palmyra. The village is east of Rochester.
The village was originally called "Swift's Landing" after founder John Swift in 1790, and was incorporated as Palmyra in 1827. By 1900, the village had become a railroad and industrial center. Palmyra was a large part of the underground railroad during times of slavery, it is reported to have helped over 2,000 fugitive slaves escape into Canada.
Palmyra claims to be the only city or village in the U.S. to have four churches at a four corner intersection facing each other. It is one of ten places in the world that has four churches on the four corners of two intersecting highways. The "four corners" churches are at the intersection of New York State Route 21 and New York State Route 31.
The Palmyra Village Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. It includes the previously listed Market Street Historic District, East Main Street Commercial Historic District, and Zion Episcopal Church.
Palmyra is part of the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor. Erie Canal Lock 29 is behind Palmyra-Macedon Aqueduct Park, just off N.Y. Route 31. It was built around 1914, and has a lift of 16 feet (4.88 m) to the west. Nearby are the remains of the Palmyra Aqueduct (built 1857), also known as Mud Creek Aqueduct. Before the Erie Canal was re-routed, it crossed the top of aqueduct over Ganargua Creek. The former Erie Canal Change Bridge #35 (also called Aldrich Bridge), is at Palmyra-Macedon Aqueduct Park. A change bridge allowed towpaths to switch from one side of the canal to the other. It was first constructed in 1858. The bridge was sold to a local farm in 1915, but later salvaged after flooding in 1996 and reconstructed eight years later at the park.
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