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The Unknown Dead

 
 
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 2, 2021
1. The Unknown Dead Marker
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Erected 1887 by Woman's Relief Corps.
 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesFraternal or Sororal OrganizationsPatriots & PatriotismWar, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the The Grand Army of the Republic series list.
 
Location. 43° 1.842′ N, 76° 8.033′ W. Memorial is in Syracuse, New York, in Onondaga County. It is in Eastside. It is on Comstock Avenue. The monument is in the GAR Plot, in Section 56 of Oakwood Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 940 Comstock Avenue, Syracuse NY 13210, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate New York and specifically in Central New York. 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 the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland,
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and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Soldier's and Sailor's Plot at Oakwood (a few steps from this marker); James Geddes (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); A. [Alonzo] B. Caldwell (about 500 feet away); Elks Rest (about 600 feet away); Young Abraham Lincoln (approx. 0.3 miles away); Old Rose Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away); FDR Dedicated Our Medical College Building (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Syracuse.
 
The Unknown Dead Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 2, 2021
2. The Unknown Dead Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 6, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 392 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 6, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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