Ross Gilmore Marvin
Erected by the citizens of Elmira
as a memorial to
Ross Gilmore Marvin
Student - Teacher - Explorere
Born in Elmira, New York
January Twenty Eighth 1880
A member of the Peary Expedition of 1905-06
Scientist to the 1908-09 Peary Polar Expedition
which discovered the North Pole
Lost in the Arctic Ocean April Tenth 1909
Marker is at the intersection of Lake Street and East Church Street, on the right when traveling north on Lake Street.
Courtesy hmdb.org