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Albion in Orleans County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

To the Memory of the Heroes

 
 
Albion Area WW I&II Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 23, 2020
1. Albion Area WW I&II Memorial
Inscription.
Dedicated on May 30, 1950
To the memory of the heroes of the
World Wars from the towns of Albion,
Barre, Carlton and Gaines

 
Erected 1950 by Sheret Post No. 35, American Legion.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, World IWar, World II.
 
Location. 43° 14.436′ N, 78° 11.182′ W. Memorial is in Albion, New York, in Orleans County. It is at the intersection of East Avenue (New York State Route 31) and McKinstry Street, on the right when traveling east on East Avenue. At Albion Middle School. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 254 East Avenue, Albion NY 14411, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, in the Finger Lakes, and in the Rochester Metropolitan Area. 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
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the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A Lasting Tribute (here, next to this marker); Henry A. Spencer (approx. 0.3 miles away); Sheret Family (approx. 0.4 miles away); John Cunneen 1848-1907 (approx. 0.4 miles away); Judge White Home (approx. half a mile away); Home of Sanford E. Church (approx. half a mile away); George M. Pullman 1831-97 (approx. half a mile away); Journalist, Terry Anderson (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Albion.
 
Albion Area WW I&II Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 23, 2020
2. Albion Area WW I&II Memorial
At Albion Middle School. No flag on pole this day. There are stairs at the back.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 24, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 24, 2020, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 514 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on May 24, 2020, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.
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