Grand Island in Erie County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Veterans Park
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, January 27, 2017
1. Veterans Park Marker
Town of Grand Island
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100 acres of land
generously donated
by the
Jerome Funk Family
for recreational enjoyment
1972
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Charity & Public Work. A significant historical year for this entry is 1972.
Location. 43° 2.303′ N, 78° 57.35′ W. Marker is on Grand Island, New York, in Erie County. It is on Veterans Park Drive 0.2 miles north of Bedell Road, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Grand Island NY 14072, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, and in the Buffalo Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, on the Great Lakes, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: In the Spirit of America (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Edward P. Pierce (approx. one mile away); William S. Gillen (approx. one mile away); Charles N. DeGlopper (approx. one mile away); Howard W. Salton (approx. one mile away); George E. Smith (approx. one mile away); Eugene F. Dinsmore (approx. one mile away); Francis K. Goodchild (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Grand Island.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, January 27, 2017
2. Veterans Park Marker
The surrounding bricks from an outline of Grand Island.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2017. It was originally submitted on February 1, 2017, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 526 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 1, 2017, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.
