WORLD WAR II
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NYS Historic
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Site
- 3825 County Rd 18, Canandaigua, NY
- 42.833466, -77.207309
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Town of Gorham Historical Society
WORLD WAR II
Inscription
WORLD WAR IISITE OF AERIAL OBSERVATION
POST 1942-1944 ESTABLISHED
BY ARMY. LOCAL VOLUNTEERS,
SUPERVISED BY GRACE BIGHAM,
WATCHED FOR ENEMY AIRCRAFT.
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2015
At this site once stood an aerial observation post, established by the United States Army. This observation post existed from 1942-1944 and was a part of the Aircraft Warning Service. Grace Bigham supervised volunteer observers, who kept watch for enemy aircraft.
