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Veterans Memorial

 
 
Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 24, 2020
1. Veterans Memorial
Inscription. Dedicated to Veterans of All Wars U.S.A.
 
Erected 1952 by Frank D. Sayre Post 1259 V.F.W.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 39° 35.75′ N, 75° 10.407′ W. Memorial is in Elmer, New Jersey, in Salem County. It is at the intersection of Chestnut Street (U.S. 40) and Oak Street, on the right when traveling west on Chestnut Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 148 Chestnut St, Elmer NJ 08318, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Wilmington, in South Jersey, and in Greater Philadelphia. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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 New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pole Tavern Cannon (approx. 3.3
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miles away); Old Pittsgrove Presbyterian Church (approx. 4.7 miles away); Pittsgrove Church (approx. 4.7 miles away); Island Point Picnic Area (approx. 6½ miles away); Thundergust Cabin Area (approx. 6.7 miles away); Hollybush (approx. 8.2 miles away); Dickinson House (approx. 8½ miles away); School Bell (approx. 8.8 miles away).
 
Also see . . .  South Jersey town reconstructs monument for all veterans (Video). (Submitted on December 4, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)
 
Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 24, 2020
2. Veterans Memorial
Plaque on the memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 24, 2020
3. Plaque on the memorial
Another plaque on the memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 24, 2020
4. Another plaque on the memorial
Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 24, 2020
5. Veterans Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 27, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 397 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 27, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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