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Berkeley Veterans Memorial Grove

 
 
Berkeley Veterans Memorial Grove Marker #1 - N.S.G.W. image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, April 5, 2012
1. Berkeley Veterans Memorial Grove Marker #1 - N.S.G.W.
Inscription.
[Marker #1]
In Memory of Those Who
Made the
Supreme Sacrifice
in the World War
C T Vinther • J T Gimbel • A H Ohman
Berkeley Parlor No 210
Native Sons of the Golden West
[Marker #2]
This Tree Dedicated
to the Memory of the
Grand Army of the Republic
by Lookout Mountain
Relief Corp No 35
April 6, 1924

[Marker #3]
In Memory of
Cadet Chester F.M. Buchanan
United States Army Air Corps
1910-1934
Erected 9-56 Erected 9-56
 
Erected 1921.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War, US CivilWar, World I. In addition, it is included in the Native Sons/Daughters of the Golden West series list. A significant historical month for this entry is April 2006.
 
Location. 37° 52.137′ N, 122° 16.376′ W. Marker is in Berkeley, California, in Alameda County. It is in Central Berkeley. Marker is at the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Way and Allston Way, on the right when traveling south on Martin Luther King Jr. Way. The Berkeley Veterans Memorial Grove is to the left of the old City Hall. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Berkeley CA 94703, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Berkeley High School Alumni: Bobby Seale, Jean Yonemura Wing, Billy Martin (a few steps from this marker); Historic McGee-Spaulding District (a few steps from this marker); Berkeley City Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Berkeley High School Industrial Arts and Science (G and H Buildings) (within shouting distance of this marker); City Hall Annex (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Memorial Building (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Framåt Lodge #405 (about 600 feet away); Berkeley High School Alumni: Chinaka Hodge, Phil Lesh, Joshua Redman, The Lonely Island (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Berkeley.
 
Berkeley Veterans Memorial Grove Marker #1 image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, April 5, 2012
2. Berkeley Veterans Memorial Grove Marker #1
Berkeley Veterans Memorial Grove Marker #2 G.A.R. image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, April 5, 2012
3. Berkeley Veterans Memorial Grove Marker #2 G.A.R.
Berkeley Veterans Memorial Grove Marker #2 image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, April 5, 2012
4. Berkeley Veterans Memorial Grove Marker #2
The marker is among the ivy.
Berkeley Veterans Memorial Grove Marker #3 image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, April 5, 2012
5. Berkeley Veterans Memorial Grove Marker #3
Berkeley Veterans Memorial Grove Marker #3 image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, April 5, 2012
6. Berkeley Veterans Memorial Grove Marker #3
Oakland Tribune, 30 May 1921, p16 image. Click for full size.
7. Oakland Tribune, 30 May 1921, p16
Redwood Planted in Memory of Nation's Dead
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 11, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 667 times since then and 12 times this year. Last updated on May 3, 2023, by James King of San Miguel, California. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on April 11, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.   7. submitted on May 3, 2023, by James King of San Miguel, California. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.

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