Burke Acres in Kalamazoo in Kalamazoo County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Riverside Cemetery Veterans Memorial

Photographed By J.T. Lambrou, January 12, 2022

1. Riverside Cemetery Veterans Memorial

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

These gardens are dedicated as a living tribute to the members of our military forces whose service during their country's armed conflicts have played such a gallant part in the struggle to defend, "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." May 30, 1948

Erected 1948.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 42° 18.159′ N, 85° 34.005′ W. Marker is in Kalamazoo, Michigan, in Kalamazoo County. It is in Burke Acres. Memorial can be reached from Gull Road (State Highway 343) near Riverview Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1126 Gull Rd, Kalamazoo MI 49048, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies. White Eagle Society No. 2144 Polish National Alliance Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Robert L. Cook Veterans Memorial Plaza at Rose Park (approx. 0.6 miles away); Revolutionary War Patriots (approx. 0.6 miles away); Haymarket Historic District (approx. one mile away); Button-Jannasch Building

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(approx. one mile away); The Peninsula Building (approx. 1.1 miles away); A.U.V. Auditorium (approx. 1.1 miles away); Caleb Sweetland Building (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kalamazoo.

Photographed By J.T. Lambrou, January 12, 2022

2. Riverside Cemetery Veterans Memorial

A Blue Star Memorial marker is also located at the memorial.

Photographed By J.T. Lambrou, January 12, 2022

3. Riverside Cemetery Veterans Memorial

Photographed By J.T. Lambrou, January 12, 2022

4. Riverside Cemetery Veterans Memorial

This sign along Gull Street was added during the 2015 renovation of the memorial.

Photographed By J.T. Lambrou, January 12, 2022

5. Riverside Cemetery Veterans Memorial

This sign is posted at the main entrance to Riverside Cemetery. The memorial is just inside and to the right.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 15, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 13, 2022, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. This page has been viewed 64 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on January 13, 2022, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.