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University Heights in Buffalo in Erie County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Dedicated to the Men and Women

 
 
University Heights WWII Plaque image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, February 9, 2020
1. University Heights WWII Plaque
Inscription.
This plaque is dedicated
to the
men and women
of the
University Heights
Community
who served their country
in the armed forces
of the United States
during
World War II
1941 1945

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
 
Location. 42° 57.096′ N, 78° 49.547′ W. Memorial is in Buffalo, New York, in Erie County. It is in University Heights. It is at the intersection of West Winspear Avenue and Main Street, on the left when traveling west on West Winspear Avenue. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 3208 Main Street, Buffalo NY 14214, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate New York and specifically in Western New York. It is also in the American Northeast, on the Great Lakes, and in the Mid-Atlantic. 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 the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Parkside Candy / University Heights (here, next to this marker); University Presbyterian Church (approx. Ό mile away); The First Women's Professional Tackle Football Game in New York State History (approx. 0.6 miles away); A Tribute of Love (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Sample Shop (approx. 1.1 miles away); Former Cemetery (approx. 1.4 miles away); Central Presbyterian Church (approx. 1½ miles away); An Exceptional Home (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Buffalo.
 
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University Heights WWII Plaque image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, February 9, 2020
2. University Heights WWII Plaque
Fixed to the Parkside Candies Shoppe.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 9, 2020, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 259 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on February 9, 2020, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.
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