The Pomeroy Anvil Trail

Bill Pomeroy and the Pomeroy Anvil Trail

Bill Pomeroy, an Eltweed descendant through Medad, is the founder and CEO of CXtec in Syracuse, NY.
Bill grew up in a family full of home-grown genealogists. Bill’s initial interest in his Pomeroy genealogy has turned into a labor of love, for both genealogy and local history. 

The Pomeroy Anvil is symbolic of the Pomeroy family in America.  First given to Medad Pomeroy by the town of Northampton, MA in 1660, it was passed down through many generations of Pomeroy blacksmiths and gunsmiths.  The original Pomeroy Anvil is currently housed at the Historic Northampton Museum.

The shape of the anvil is typical of english anvils of the time period.  There has been much speculation regarding the place where and era when this anvil was manufactured.  Some anvil scholars believe it was manufactured in England, others believe it was manufactured in the American Colonies.

The Pomeroy Anvil Monuments

It has been Bill Pomeroy's dream to erect monuments in the shape of the Pomeroy Anvil in places that are historic to the Pomeroy family in America. Now his dream is coming true.  Three monuments were erected in 2006 in Pompey, NY, Sandusky, OH, and Northampton, MA. Three additional monuments will be erected in 2007 in Westhampton, MA, Syracuse, NY, and Van Cortlandtville, NY. Additional monuments are slated for the next several years.