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Keene in Cheshire County, New Hampshire — The American Northeast (New England)
 

Civil War Memorial

 
 
Civil War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 20, 2020
1. Civil War Memorial
Inscription.
Keene
will cherish in perpetual honor
the memory of her sons
who fought for liberty
and the integrity of the
Republic
1861 - 1865

The honor
of the heroic dead
is the inspiration of
posterity

 
Erected by Town of Keene, New Hampshire.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
 
Location. 42° 56.026′ N, 72° 16.71′ W. Memorial is in Keene, New Hampshire, in Cheshire County. It is on Central Square. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 10 Central Square, Keene NH 03431, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in 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 of this marker: Keene Remembers (a few steps from this marker); The United Church of Christ in Keene (within shouting distance of this marker); Deacon Josiah Fisher
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(about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Barry Faulkner, Muralist (about 300 feet away); Jonathan Myrick Daniels (about 500 feet away); Magical History Tour (about 500 feet away); The Railroad (about 600 feet away); Industrial Heritage Trail (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Keene.
 
Civil War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 20, 2020
2. Civil War Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 25, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 25, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 412 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 25, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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