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Rensselaer Falls War Memorial

 
 
Rensselaer Falls War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Steve Stoessel, July 9, 2020
1. Rensselaer Falls War Memorial
Inscription.  
Center Plaque:

In honor of the
military veterans of
all wars from the
Rensselaer Falls area.

Smaller Plaques (left to right):

War of 1812
2 participated

Civil War
1861-1865
127 participated
4 KIA
5 Died of wounds
20 Died of disease
25 WIA
8 POW

Spanish-American War
1891

3 Participated
2 KIA

WW I
1917-1919

30 Participated
1 KIA
2 WIA

WW II
1941-1945

151 participated
1 KIA
1 Killed in accident
? WIA
2 POW

Korean War
1950 - 1955

24 Participated
2 Wounded
1 Bronze star

Vietnam War
1963 - 1975

32 Participated
1 Wounded
 
Erected 1995 by Rensselaer Falls Historical Society.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War of 1812War, KoreanWar, Spanish-American
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Location. 44° 35.457′ N, 75° 19.055′ W. Marker is in Rensselaer Falls, New York, in St. Lawrence County. Memorial is at the intersection of Canton Street (County Route 14) and Rensselaer Street, on the left when traveling north on Canton Street. Marker is in Pioneer-Veterans Memorial Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rensselaer Falls NY 13680, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Township of Oswegatchie World War II Roll of Honor (approx. 4.9 miles away); The Ogdensburg Agreement (approx. 4.9 miles away); Cooper’s Rock (approx. 5.9 miles away); DeKalb Village (approx. 6.3 miles away); DeKalb Junction (approx. 6.3 miles away); War of 1812 (approx. 6.4 miles away); The Natural Environment (approx. 7 miles away); Floods, Fires, and Pollution (approx. 7 miles away).
 
Credits for the Rensselaer Falls War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Steve Stoessel, July 9, 2020
2. Credits for the Rensselaer Falls War Memorial
Rensselaer Falls War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Steve Stoessel, July 9, 2020
3. Rensselaer Falls War Memorial
Pioneer Veterans Memorial Park image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Steve Stoessel, July 9, 2020
4. Pioneer Veterans Memorial Park
Memorial is to the right of the picture
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 16, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 15, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 210 times since then and 110 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 15, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

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