Anvil Monuments

Stumbling upon the Pomeroy Anvil at the Historic Northampton Museum in 2002, Bill Pomeroy dreamt of erecting monuments in the shape of the Pomeroy Anvil in places that are historic to the Pomeroy family in America.

In February 2006, Pompey, New York became the site of the first monument. Since then, a total of 12 monuments were erected in New York, Ohio, Massachusetts and Maine.

Pomeroy Anvil Trail

North American Pomeroys were blacksmiths, authors, doctors, farmers, inventors, lawyers, and saloon keepers. They were dreamers, some were schemers; they lived in mansions, farmhouses, frontier cabins, and poorhouses. They were homebodies, adventurers, 49ers, ever moving west toward their next opportunity.  In tracing the history of the Pomeroy family, one traces the history of North America, and this history is important to preserve and to celebrate.

The Pomeroy Anvil Trail celebrates the American spirit through the progress and movement of one family.  By putting names and faces to historic places and events we hope to connect all who view our monuments with the past, present and future of this great country, and to spur their interest in their own family's American experience.  We strongly believe in the necessity of celebrating and preserving American history for without a strong understanding of our past we cannot create a better future.