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Oriskany in Oneida County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Oriskany War Memorial

 
 
Oriskany War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, August 1, 2020
1. Oriskany War Memorial
Inscription.
In memory of those who
gave the supreme sacrifice

World War I
William Mayo • Adelbert Phillips

World War II
Edgar Beeman • Alvin Bradley• Charles Gubbins• George Phillips • Robert Provost

Korea
Charlie Jones • Joseph Miller

 
Erected by American Legion.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, KoreanWar, World IWar, World II.
 
Location. 43° 9.237′ N, 75° 19.745′ W. Memorial is in Oriskany, New York, in Oneida County. It is on Utica Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Oriskany NY 13424, 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 and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Great North Woods, 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.

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least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Anchor (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Summit Park (about 600 feet away); Near This Spot (approx. Ό mile away); Site of Woolen Mill (approx. 0.4 miles away); Preserving a Memorial Park (approx. 2.4 miles away); To The Unknown Patriotic Soldiers of Tryon County (approx. 2.4 miles away); General Herkimer's Troops (approx. 2.4 miles away); Ambush Started Here (approx. 2½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oriskany.
 
Other markers no longer nearby. Campaign of 1777 (was approx. 2.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing); The military road and the ravine (was approx. 2.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing); The Ambush (was approx. 2½ miles away but has been confirmed missing).
 
Oriskany War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, August 1, 2020
2. Oriskany War Memorial
Marker is in the Veterans Park. This is a view of the park from Oklahoma Avenue. The American Legion Memorial is located beyond the jet.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 10, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 3, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 340 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 3, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
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