Stanfordville in Dutchess County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Freedom Square Park

Photographed by Larry Gertner, April 1999

1. Freedom Square Park Marker

Inscription. Dedicated to the 140 Civil War soldiers of Stanford
“Our cause is a good and just one”
Talmadge Wood, 156th N.Y. Vol. Inf.
Mortally Wounded at Gettysburg
July 3, 1863

Erected 1985 by Stanford Historical Society.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.

Location. 41° 52.235′ N, 73° 42.274′ W. Memorial is in Stanfordville, New York, in Dutchess County. It is on New York State Route 82, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Stanfordville NY 12581, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate New York

and in the Hudson Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker,

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measured as the crow flies: Campbell House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Briggs Cemetery (approx. 2 miles away); Bear Market (approx. 2.1 miles away); Attlebury School House (approx. 3.9 miles away); Attlebury School (approx. 3.9 miles away); Creek Meeting House (approx. 4 miles away); a different marker also named Creek Meeting House (approx. 4 miles away); Pine Plains-Stanford Line (approx. 5.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stanfordville.

More about this memorial. The marker is near the Stanford Town Court.

Freedom Square Park Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Larry Gertner, April 1999

2. Freedom Square Park Memorial

The statue represents native son Maj. Cornelius Nase Campbell, 1st Surgeon of the 150th NY Infantry.

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, October 5, 2019

3. Freedom Square Park Marker

Twenty years later...

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, October 5, 2019

4. Freedom Square Park Marker

Side view of statue

Credits. This page was last revised on October 7, 2019. It was originally submitted on July 16, 2017, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 498 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 16, 2017, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3, 4. submitted on October 6, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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