Copake Falls, NY
Installed in November 2018, the monument is located at the historic. Copake Iron Works, Taconic State Park in Copake Falls, New York.
Front InscriptionPOMEROY
In 1660 Medad Pomeroy accepted tools, an anvil shaped like this replica, and land in exchange for opening a blacksmith shop in Northampton, Massachusetts. That anvil was passed through many generations of Pomeroy blacksmiths becoming a symbol of the family.
Medad Pomeroy’s 2nd great grandson, Lemuel Pomeroy, a blacksmith and gunsmith by trade from Pittsfield, MA, established the Copake Iron Works in 1845 along with four of his sons. Attracted by abundant natural resources, they constructed a blast furnace and erected necessary structures for iron production. Lemuel Pomeroy died in 1849.
After the death of Lemuel Pomeroy, Jr. in 1853, the remaining partners continued the business until 1861 when it was sold. Several generations of the Pomeroy family continued to live in Copake Falls, in what is now Taconic State Park, until the early 20th century.
Erected 2018 by William Guilford Pomeroy Jr.
7th Great Grandson of Deacon Medad Pomeroy
Back InscriptionPomeroy
| Eltweed | ca 1585 - 1673 |
| Emigrated from England ca 1630, first American branch of Pomeroy family | |
| Deacon Medad | 1638 - 1716 |
| Founded Northampton, MA branch of Pomeroy family | |
| Hon. Major Ebenezer Pomeroy | 1669 - 1754 |
| King’s Attorney & High Sheriff of Hampshire, MA | |
| Brig. Gen. Seth Pomeroy | 1706 - 1777 |
| Appointed by General George Washington | |
| Captain Lemuel Pomeroy | 1738-1819 |
| Member of the MA State Legislature 40 years | |
| Lemuel Pomeroy | 1778-1849 |
| Gunsmith and Manufacturer | |
Children of Lemuel Pomeroy and Hart Lester
| Oliva Hart | 1801 - 1885 | Emily | 1811 - 1867 |
| Lemuel Jr. | 1803 - 1853 | Theodore | 1813 - 1881 |
| Elizabeth | 1805 - 1882 | George | 1815 -1831 |
| Parthenia Little | 1806 - 1876 | Robert | 1817 - 1889 |
| Eunice | 1808 - 1885 | Edward | 1820 - 1889 |
| Harriet | 1809 - 1875 |
The Pomeroy Anvil Trail commemorates the westward migration of the American people through the movement of the Pomeroy family.
