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

Columbia World War I Memorial Park

They Are Not Forgotten

 
 
Columbia World War I Memorial Park Dedication Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., June 2, 2018
1. Columbia World War I Memorial Park Dedication Marker
Inscription.
Originally dedicated
Nov. 27, 1922

Rededicated
Nov. 2, 2002

There are seventeen trees
in this Memorial Park
dedicated in memory of
our WWI Veterans
[who died in service]
and all the Veterans
of the Great War.
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520 men and women from the
Town of Adams served in WWI.
Sixteen were killed in action.

On Nov. 27, 1922 Memorial Park
was dedicated in memory of
the sixteen casualties and
all others who served.

This redesigned, enlarged
and refurbished park was
rededicated to honor the
memory of those sixteen
and all others who served
from our community.

As you enjoy this park,
please take a moment to
think of the WWI Veterans
and all Veterans whose
sacrifices have made
this nation so great
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Peter Cormier • Harry G. Boorn • Clarence W. Miller
John Witkos • Richard C. Wagenknect • Margaret M. Morton
Delore Caron • Lambert M. Lenhardt • Lorenzo Hamel
William Karnitshka • James E. Kelly • Gerimie Fortin
Martin Lauer • John B. Molloy
All Veterans of WWI
Leo J. Decelles

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• John Urbanski

 
Erected 2002.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational AreasWar, World I. A significant historical date for this entry is November 27, 1922.
 
Location. 42° 37.652′ N, 73° 7′ W. Marker is in Adams, Massachusetts, in Berkshire County. Memorial is on Columbia Street (Massachusetts Route 8) north of Valley Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Adams MA 01220, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); The Railroad Solved A Problem / The Railroad Changed Everything (approx. 0.2 miles away); Big Business of Cotton Cloth / Working in the Berkshires (approx. 0.2 miles away); Civil War Memorial (approx. Ό mile away); Maple Street Cemetery (approx. 0.3 miles away); William McKinley (approx. 0.3 miles away); Why McKinley? / A Library & Civil War Veterans (approx. 0.3 miles away); Renfrew Manufacturing Company World War Honor Roll (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Adams.
 
Columbia World War I Memorial Park Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., June 2, 2018
2. Columbia World War I Memorial Park Marker
Columbia World War I Memorial Park Honored Dead Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., June 2, 2018
3. Columbia World War I Memorial Park Honored Dead Marker
Columbia World War I Memorial Park and Markers image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., June 2, 2018
4. Columbia World War I Memorial Park and Markers
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 29, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 11, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 156 times since then. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 11, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.

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