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War Memorial Eternal Flame

Lest We Forget

 
 
War Memorial Eternal Flame Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 4, 2022
1. War Memorial Eternal Flame Marker
Inscription.

This Eternal Flame will burn forever
in memorium for veterans of all wars
who gave their lives for this country

Dedicated
May 29 1972

 
Erected 1972 by Grand Island Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial Post 9249.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 43° 1.545′ N, 78° 57.97′ W. Memorial is on Grand Island, New York, in Erie County. It is at the intersection of Grand Island Boulevard (New York State Route 324) and Baseline Road, on the right when traveling north on Grand Island Boulevard. Eternal Flame and marker are part of the DeGlopper Memorial. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2340 Grand Island Boulevard, Grand Island NY 14072, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, and in the Buffalo Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, on the Great Lakes, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically,
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it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Edward P. Pierce (here, next to this marker); William S. Gillen (here, next to this marker); Charles N. DeGlopper (here, next to this marker); Howard W. Salton (here, next to this marker); George E. Smith (here, next to this marker); Eugene F. Dinsmore (here, next to this marker); Francis K. Goodchild (here, next to this marker); Charles A. Smith (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Grand Island.
 
Also see . . .  DeGlopper Memorial. (Submitted on May 8, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
 
War Memorial Eternal Flame Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 4, 2022
2. War Memorial Eternal Flame Marker
In front of center war memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 8, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 8, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 171 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on May 8, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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