Central Avenue in Albany in Albany County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Albany Soldiers and Sailors Memorial

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 19, 2019

1. Albany Soldiers and Sailors Memorial

Inscription. Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Commission
of the City of Albany, New York
Mayors
Charles H. Gaus • Henry F. Snyder • James B. McEwan
Commissioner of Public Works
Wallace Greenalch
Commissioners
* John S. McEwan * John L. Newman • Peter Kinnear
* George W. Hobbs * Oscar D. Robinson • John T. Norton
* Oscar Smith • James H. Manning • Franklin M. Danaher
* Veteran of Civil War
Dedicated October MDCCCCXII

Erected 1912 by Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Commission of the City of Albany, New York.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil.

Location. 42° 39.401′ N, 73° 46.007′ W. Marker is in Albany, New York, in Albany County. It is in Central Avenue. Memorial is on Knox Street Mall/Henry Johnson Boulevard just south of Washington Park Road, in the median. Marker is mounted horizontally on the base, on the southwest side of the monument. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Albany NY 12203, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Parading and Promenading (a few steps from this marker); Townsend Park (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Spanish-American War Memorial (about 700

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feet away); 10th Ward War Memorial (about 700 feet away); Washington Avenue Armory (approx. 0.2 miles away); Origins of the Albany Tulip Festival (approx. ¼ mile away); The Battle of Henry Johnson (approx. ¼ mile away); Washington Park (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Albany.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Albany Soldiers and Sailors Memorial

Also see . . . The Soldiers and Sailors Monument. To remember the efforts of those men, on October 5, 1912 the Soldiers and Sailors Monument was dedicated in a huge city-wide celebration that included two parades and brought thousands of people from all over the state. Since it was only 50 years or so after the war, veterans were able to attend the celebration. The two parades met at the park. Buildings were decorated and there were speeches by the governor, the mayor, and the son of Civil War general George B. McClellan. (Submitted on January 8, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Albany Soldiers & Sailors Memorial<br>(<i>southwest side • marker visible at base of monument</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 19, 2019

2. Albany Soldiers & Sailors Memorial
(southwest side • marker visible at base of monument)

In commemoration
of the men of Albany who gave their lives to save the Union
and in grateful recognition of all whose patriotism
aided in giving to this nation under God a new birth of freedom
in making love of country a national virtue
and in endowing our land with the blessings of
peace and prosperity

Albany Soldiers and Sailors Memorial (<i>northeast/front side</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 19, 2019

3. Albany Soldiers and Sailors Memorial (northeast/front side)

Albany Soldiers and Sailors Memorial (<i>northwest side</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 19, 2019

4. Albany Soldiers and Sailors Memorial (northwest side)

Albany Soldiers and Sailors Memorial (<i>southeast side</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 19, 2019

5. Albany Soldiers and Sailors Memorial (southeast side)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 8, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 359 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on January 8, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.