Frank D. Layman Memorial

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Frank D. Layman Memorial
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Frank D. Layman Memorial, July 2008
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Nearest city Hunter, New York
Coordinates 42°11′24″N74°3′55″W / 42.19000°N 74.06528°W / 42.19000; -74.06528 Coordinates: 42°11′24″N74°3′55″W / 42.19000°N 74.06528°W / 42.19000; -74.06528
Arealess than one acre
Built1901
NRHP reference No. 03000022 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 6, 2003

Frank D. Layman Memorial is a historic monument located at Hunter in Greene County, New York. It was erected in 1901 to commemorate Frank D. Layman, who died on the site of the memorial on August 10, 1900, while fighting a forest fire. It is pyramidal in shape, four sided, and rises upward from a base approximately seven feet in diameter to approximately 11 feet. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2016-08-01.Note: This includes William E. Krattinger (February 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Frank D. Layman Memorial" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01. and Accompanying three photographs