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Oneida in Madison County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Lest We Forget

B.P.O. Elks No. 767

— 1917-1919 —

 
 
Lest We Forget Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 18, 2019
1. Lest We Forget Marker
Inscription.
B.P.O. Elks • No. 767
1917 • Lest We Forget • 1919

To the members of
Oneida Lodge No. 767,
who responded to the
call of their country in defense
of justice and the rights of
humanity and who fought in the
Great World War.
This tablet is dedicated
Earl Down

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Fraternal or Sororal OrganizationsWar, World I.
 
Location. 43° 5.591′ N, 75° 39.035′ W. Memorial is in Oneida, New York, in Madison County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (New York State Route 46) and Cedar Street/Washington Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Main Street. Marker is located near the south end of the Elks Lodge grounds. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 191 Main Street, Oneida NY 13421, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate New York, specifically in Central New York, and in the Syracuse Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast 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 Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Oneida Feeder Canal (within shouting distance of this marker); Skenandoah's Last Home Site (approx. 2 miles away); Madison County War Veterans Memorial (approx. 3 miles away); Oneida Community Mansion House (approx. 3.3 miles away); The Erie Canal - The Long Level (approx. 4.4 miles away); Mucklands
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(approx. 5 miles away); Verona World War I Memorial (approx. 5.1 miles away); Verona World War II Memorial (approx. 5.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oneida.
 
Lest We Forget Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 18, 2019
2. Lest We Forget Marker
(Elks Lodge in background; Cedar Street on right)
Elks Lodge image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 18, 2019
3. Elks Lodge
(view from near marker)
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 25, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 25, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 458 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on March 25, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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Jun. 10, 2026