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

War Memorial

Liberty • Victory

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 2, 2018

1. War Memorial

Inscription. To the Men and Women
of Adams
who served this country
in time of war

[Memorial Medallions]
Artillery • Aviation • Infantry
Marine Corps • US Navy • US [replacement]

[Seal of Commonwealth of Massachusetts]

Erected 1935.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 42° 37.641′ N, 73° 7.05′ W. Memorial is in Adams, Massachusetts, in Berkshire County. It is on Columbia Street (Massachusetts Route 8) north of Valley Street, on the left when traveling north. Monument is adjacent to Adams Memorial Middle School. 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 in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance

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of this marker: Columbia World War I Memorial Park (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. ¼ mile away); Maple Street Cemetery (approx. ¼ mile away); William McKinley (approx. ¼ mile away); Why McKinley? / A Library & Civil War Veterans (approx. ¼ mile away); Renfrew Manufacturing Company World War Honor Roll (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Adams.

War Memorial Dedication image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 2, 2018

2. War Memorial Dedication

War Memorial Detail image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 2, 2018

3. War Memorial Detail

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 2, 2018

4. War Memorial

War Memorial Eagle image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 2, 2018

5. War Memorial Eagle

Credits. This page was last revised on September 29, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 11, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 365 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 11, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.

Editor’s want-list for this marker. What word on the monument's top NE face compliments Liberty and Victory? What was on the missing medallion? • Can you help?