PALMYRA IS RICH IN HISTORY AND BEAUTY

 

• Adena culture lived in Palmyra area from 1000 BC to 250 AD

 

• Hopewellian culture lived in area from 500 BC to 750 AD

 

• Palmyra was a frontier town founded in 1789

 

• Became known as "Queen of Canaltowns" after the Erie Canal opened in 1825

 

• Birthplace of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

 

• Book of Mormon first published in Palmyra by E.B. Grandin

 

• Palmyra was a large part of the underground railroad during slavery time

 

• The only place in the world with four different churches on four facing corners

 

• Palmyra boasts architecture ranging from the 1800's to Victorian era grandeur