Town of Palmyra

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The Town of Palmyra is a historic community in western New York State, best known as the birthplace of the Latter-day Saint movement and home to several significant early Mormon sites.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
town
adjacentTo Town of Arcadia NERFINISHED
Town of Farmington NERFINISHED
Town of Macedon NERFINISHED
Town of Manchester NERFINISHED
contains Erie Canal (Palmyra section) NERFINISHED
Grandin Building NERFINISHED
Hill Cumorah NERFINISHED
Palmyra New York Temple NERFINISHED
Sacred Grove NERFINISHED
Smith Family Farm NERFINISHED
Village of Palmyra NERFINISHED
country United States of America
countySeatOf Wayne County, New York (historical, early years) NERFINISHED
foundedIn 18th century
governedBy town board
governmentType town government
hasAreaCode 315
hasHeritage Erie Canal heritage NERFINISHED
Latter-day Saint heritage tourism
hasHistoricDistrict Palmyra Commercial Historic District NERFINISHED
Palmyra Village Historic District NERFINISHED
hasPostalCode 14522
historicalEventSite First Vision vicinity (Sacred Grove) NERFINISHED
early publication of the Book of Mormon
incorporatedAsTownIn early 19th century
knownFor Hill Cumorah Pageant (historical event) NERFINISHED
birthplace of the Latter-day Saint movement
early Mormon historical sites
locatedIn New York State NERFINISHED
Wayne County, New York NERFINISHED
Western New York NERFINISHED
locatedOn Erie Canal NERFINISHED
namedAfter ancient city of Palmyra in Syria NERFINISHED
partOf Wayne County, New York NERFINISHED
region Finger Lakes region NERFINISHED
religiousSignificanceFor Latter Day Saint movement NERFINISHED
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints NERFINISHED
settledIn late 18th century
state New York
timeZone Eastern Time Zone
transportationCorridor New York State Route 21 NERFINISHED
New York State Route 31 NERFINISHED

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Wayne County contains Town of Palmyra
subject surface form: Wayne County, New York