print email comment close The History and Origin of Memorial Day in Waterloo, New York URL: http://www.waterloony.com/MemDay.html Description: Brief historical background about the creation of the Memorial Day holiday, which was first observed in 1866 in Waterloo, New York, based on the work of Henry C. Wells and Civil War General John B. Murray. In 1966 the U.S. Congress officially recognized Waterloo as the birthplace of Memorial Day. From the village of Waterloo, New York. Publisher: Waterloo, New York LII Database Information: Record 26039 created by Maria Brandt on 05/05/2008 Last modification on 05/06/2008 Published: 05/15/2008   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/26039