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

Dedicated to the Memory

 
 
Town of Evans VFW Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, July 15, 2017
1. Town of Evans VFW Memorial
Inscription.
Evans Township. Post #5798.
Dedicated to the memory of all those
from the Town of Evans who served
our nation in war that
we might live in everlasting peace.

 
Erected by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #5798.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 42° 38.407′ N, 79° 2.803′ W. Memorial is in Evans, New York, in Erie County. It is on Erie Road (New York State Route 5) ¼ mile north of Lake Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 8989 Erie Road, Angola NY 14006, 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 and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, on the Great Lakes, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the
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original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Birthplace of Willis Haviland Carrier (a few steps from this marker); The White City (approx. 0.9 miles away); Waypoint — George A. Wyman 1st Across America (approx. one mile away); Burial Site of Asa Ames / Pioneer Cemetery 1810-1928 (approx. 1.1 miles away); Site of First Town Hall (approx. 1.1 miles away); Site of "Bundy's Mill" (approx. 1.2 miles away); "Angola Horror" (approx. 1.2 miles away); Major William C. Dudley (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Evans.
 
Town of Evans VFW Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, July 15, 2017
2. Town of Evans VFW Memorial
Memorial is at the VFW club, in front of the tank.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 17, 2017. It was originally submitted on July 17, 2017, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 383 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 17, 2017, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.
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