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Colden in Erie County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

The Town of Colden Honors Our Men & Women

 
 
Colden Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, June 6, 2017
1. Colden Veterans Memorial
Separate stone.
Inscription.
[on separate stone:]
Dedicated by
The Town of Colden
in honor of
our men and women
who served our country
in search of
world peace and human dignity
and in memory of those in all wars
who gave their lives for freedom.

[wall:]
The Town of Colden
honors our Men & Women
Living and Deceased,
who served our country.
Thank You for your
dedication to defending our freedoms.

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 42° 38.589′ N, 78° 41.075′ W. Memorial is in Colden, New York, in Erie County. It is on New York State Route 240 0.2 miles south of Boston Colden Road (County Route 562), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 8812 NY-240, Colden NY 14033, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial 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
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Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Colden (here, next to this marker); In Memory of Alfred M. Kalinowski (a few steps from this marker); Buffum Inn (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Buffum Homestead (about 400 feet away); Colden United Methodist Church (about 500 feet away); Pioneer Church (approx. 2.8 miles away); Birthplace of Ellen Beach Yaw (approx. 2.8 miles away); The Viet Nam War (approx. 2.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Colden.
 
Town of Colden Veterans Wall image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, June 6, 2017
2. Town of Colden Veterans Wall
Town of Colden Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, June 6, 2017
3. Town of Colden Veterans Memorial
View is southward.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 7, 2017. It was originally submitted on June 7, 2017, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 372 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on June 7, 2017, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.
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