Laurens in Otsego County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Laurens, NY War Memorial
Photographed by Steve Stoessel
1. Laurens, NY War Memorial
American war dead.
May their splendid example
guide us now and forevermore
Dedicated May 30, 1960
( approximately 300 names are listed on two granite panels from WWI to the Persian Gulf War )
Erected 1960 by American Legion.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 42° 31.846′ N, 75° 5.578′ W. Memorial is in Laurens, New York, in Otsego County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (County Route 11) and Gilbert Lake Road, on the right when traveling west on Main Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Laurens NY 13796, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate New York and in the Mohawk Valley. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: John Sleepers Log House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Civilian Conservation Corps (approx. 3.6 miles away); Huntington Home (approx. 5½ miles away); Authentic Oneonta Trolley Tracks (approx. 5.6 miles away); Ford Sales (approx. 5.6 miles away); Colliersville Dam (approx. 5.8 miles away); Red Caboose (approx. 5.9 miles away); Swart-Wilcox House (approx. 6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Laurens.
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Photographed by Steve Stoessel, April 25, 2020
2. Laurens, NY War Memorial
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, April 25, 2020
3. Laurens, NY War Memorial
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, April 25, 2020
4. Laurens, NY War Memorial
Photographed by Steve Stoessel
5. Laurens, NY War Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on June 11, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 28, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 465 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 28, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
