Delaware Park in Buffalo in Erie County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
To Preserve the Memories
Photographed By Anton Schwarzmueller, February 28, 2015
1. American Legion WWI Memorial
and incidents
of our association
in the Great War
Erected 1929 by The American Legion.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
Location. 42° 55.393′ N, 78° 51.441′ W. Marker is in Buffalo, New York, in Erie County. It is in Delaware Park. Memorial can be reached from Main Street (New York State Route 5) 0.1 miles north of West Delavan Avenue. Memorial is in Forest Lawn Cemetery, off Main Street at the intersection of West Delavan Avenue and just north of the entrance arch. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Buffalo NY 14208, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. To Honor the Memory of Our Dead (a few steps from this marker); Forest Lawn Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); On This Day of May 30, 1991, The Semper Fidelis Post #356 (within shouting distance of this marker); Commemoration for African American Soldiers of the American Civil War (within shouting distance of this marker); This Monument Honors the Soldiers and Sailors (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Erastus Granger (about 400 feet away);
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Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 4, 2022
2. American Legion WWI Memorial Marker
Photographed By Anton Schwarzmueller, February 28, 2015
3. American Legion WWI Memorial
Photographed By Anton Schwarzmueller, February 28, 2015
4. Memorial and the Arch for the Main Street Entrance to the Cemetery
Pictures taken on the last day of the coldest month on record in Buffalo. The gravestones in this area are completely blanketed by about 2-3 feet of snow.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 4, 2022
5. American Legion WWI Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 4, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 460 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 4, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. 2. submitted on May 8, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 3, 4. submitted on March 4, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. 5. submitted on May 8, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
