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Adams in Berkshire County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
 

Civil War Memorial

 
 
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 2, 2018
1. Civil War Memorial
Inscription.
Erected by
George E. Sayles Post No 126
and
Womans Relief Corps No 160
of Adams Mass,
in loving remembrance of
Our Soldiers
who sleep in
unknown graves
1861 — 1865

 
Erected by George E. Sayles Post No 126 and Womans Relief Corps No 160 of Adams Mass.
 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesWar, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the The Grand Army of the Republic series list.
 
Location. 42° 37.554′ N, 73° 7.292′ W. Memorial is in Adams, Massachusetts, in Berkshire County. It can be reached from Maple Street. Monument is in the entrance circle just inside Maple Street Cemetery's Maple Street entrance. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Adams MA 01220, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Massachusetts’ Berkshires. 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
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in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Maple Street Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); William McKinley (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Why McKinley? / A Library & Civil War Veterans (approx. 0.2 miles away); East Hoosuck Society of Friends Revolutionary War Patriots (approx. 0.2 miles away); Big Business of Cotton Cloth / Working in the Berkshires (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Railroad Solved A Problem / The Railroad Changed Everything (approx. 0.2 miles away); Friends Meeting House (approx. Ό mile away); War Memorial (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Adams.
 
Civil War Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 2, 2018
2. Civil War Memorial Marker
Civil War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 2, 2018
3. Civil War Memorial
Maple Street entrance is in center distance
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 11, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 452 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on June 11, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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Jul. 13, 2026