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

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Cheektowaga Vietnam Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Anton Schwarzmueller, August 2, 2017

1. Cheektowaga Vietnam Memorial

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

This memorial is dedicated to those Americans who made the supreme sacrifice in Vietnam.

Erected by Buddy Knaus Post No 14 AMVETS.

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

Location. 42° 54.179′ N, 78° 45.24′ W. Marker is in Cheektowaga, New York, in Erie County. Memorial is at the intersection of Ellicott Road and Union Road (Route 277), on the left when traveling north on Ellicott Road. Ellicott Road is the connector between the grade-separated junction of NY route 277 (Union Road) and NY route 130 (Broadway). The memorial is by the Town of Cheektowaga municipal buildings. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3301 Broadway, Buffalo NY 14227, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Heroic Dead (within shouting distance of this marker); The Original Site of Forks Hose Company #2 (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Site of Toll Gate (about 400 feet away); Forks (approx. 0.4 miles away); Bellevue

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(approx. 1.1 miles away); Site of Underground Railway Station (approx. 1.2 miles away); Bennet Cemetery (approx. 1.4 miles away); Buffalo Creek Indian Reservation North Boundary (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cheektowaga.

Photographed By Anton Schwarzmueller, August 2, 2017

2. Cheektowaga Vietnam Memorial

Union Rd. (NY 277) is below at left. Ellicott Rd. at right. Broadway (NY 130) passes over Union Rd. Broadway is parallel to the CSX mainline.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 4, 2017. It was originally submitted on August 4, 2017, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 216 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 4, 2017, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.