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Sparkill World War I Memorial

 
 
Sparkill World War I Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael Herrick, December 22, 2017
1. Sparkill World War I Memorial
Inscription.
Dedicated
To
The Memory of The Men
of
Orangeburg, Palisades, Piermont
Sparkill and Tappan
Who Died
In The Great World War
1917 – 1919

Rev. Hedley T. Cooper · Archibald J. Engle · Carmine Formato · H. Leroy Kline · Charles W. Krebs · Benjamin Logatta · Frank Palma · John M. Perry, Jr. · Louis T. Schreiber · Rev. Henry P. Seymour · Carl M. Williams

“Greater love hath no man than this,
that he lay down his life for another.”
Erected by Their Fellow Citizens
MCMXX

( back )
Erected to Commemorate
The Patriotism and Loyalty
Of The Men of
Orangeburg, Palisades, Piermont
Sparkill And Tappan
Who Answering the Call of Their Country
1917 — 1919
Served and Fought In Defence
Of Justice and The Cause
Of Humanity
In The Great World War

Chateau Thierry · Seicheprey · Cantigney · Bouresches Wood · Vaux · Belleau Wood · Soissons · Sercy · Foret de Fere · Fismes · Rheims · Chemin des Dames · Douai · Maubeuce · Argonne Forest · Baupaume · Noyon · St. Juvin · Voormezelee · St. Mihiel · Ypres · St. Quentin · Metz · Cambrai · Grand Pre · Clery-le-Grand · Stenay · Sedan

“At the call of duty they did not falter,
and
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in the hour of death they knew no fear.”

MCMXX

 
Erected 1920.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
 
Location. 41° 1.772′ N, 73° 55.727′ W. Marker is in Sparkill, New York, in Rockland County. Memorial is at the intersection of Main Street and Depot Square, on the right when traveling south on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sparkill NY 10976, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Sparkill Viet-Nam War Monument (a few steps from this marker); Sparkill Korean War Monument (a few steps from this marker); Sparkill Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Sparkill Veterans Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Joseph B. Clarke Rail Trail (within shouting distance of this marker); Christ Episcopal Church of Piermont and Sparkill (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); St. Charles A.M.E. Zion Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); John G. Bell (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sparkill.
 
Sparkill World War I Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael Herrick, December 22, 2017
2. Sparkill World War I Memorial
( back )
Sparkill World War I Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael Herrick, December 22, 2017
3. Sparkill World War I Memorial
( front )
Sparkill World War I Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael Herrick, December 22, 2017
4. Sparkill World War I Memorial
( back )
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 29, 2017. It was originally submitted on December 29, 2017, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 189 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 29, 2017, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.

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