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Southwick in Hampden County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
 

Veterans Monument

 
 
Veterans Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, September 29, 2017
1. Veterans Monument
Inscription.
To Honor Those
Who Served Our Country
In War And Peace
Veterans Of Foreign Wars Post 872
American Legion Post 338
And Their Auxilliaries
Bicentennial Year 1976

 
Erected 1976.
 
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 42° 2.798′ N, 72° 46.987′ W. Monument is in Southwick, Massachusetts, in Hampden County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 202 and Klaus Anderson Road, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 202. Located in the Old Southwick Cemetery. Touch for map. Monument is in this post office area: Southwick MA 01077, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial monument is in Massachusetts’ Knowledge Corridor, in Pioneer Valley, and in Greater Springfield. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. 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 one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Southwick Veterans Monument (approx. 0.9 miles away); Granville Veterans Monument (approx. 4.3 miles away); Granville Citizens Park (approx. 4.3 miles away); Lieut. Richard Falley (approx. 5.3 miles away); Westfield Civil War Monument (approx. 5.4 miles away); IX Miles to Springfield Courthouse (approx. 5.4 miles away); Gen. Henry Knox Trail (approx. 5.4 miles away); Site of Second First Congregational Church Meetinghouse (approx. 5½ miles away in Connecticut).
 
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Veterans Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, September 29, 2017
2. Veterans Monument
Veterans Monument in the Old Southwick Cemetery image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, September 29, 2017
3. Veterans Monument in the Old Southwick Cemetery
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 16, 2017. It was originally submitted on October 16, 2017, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 387 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on October 16, 2017, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.
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