Lafayette in Onondaga County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Mason Brook
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, April 28, 2023
1. Mason Brook Marker
Named in honor of
PFC Robert V Mason Jr
Died in battle Feb 20 1945
Mount Belvedere Italy WWII
Erected by Lafayette Optimist Club.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is February 20, 1945.
Location. 42° 54.533′ N, 76° 4.468′ W. Memorial is in Lafayette, New York, in Onondaga County. It is at the intersection of Apulia Road (County Route 1) and Colton Road, on the left when traveling north on Apulia Road. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: La Fayette NY 13084, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate New York, specifically in Central New York, and in the Syracuse Metropolitan Area. 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, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Historic Church (approx. 2 miles away); Rounds Cemetery (approx. 2.1 miles away); Early House (approx. 2.1 miles away); LaFayette World War II Memorial (approx. 2.4 miles away); Jeremiah Jackson (approx. 2½ miles away); First School (approx. 3 miles away); Oldest Frame House (approx. 3 miles away); Congregational Church (approx. 3 miles away).
Also see . . . Lafayette Optimist Club Optimist International. (Submitted on May 3, 2023, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
Credits. This page was last revised on May 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 1, 2023, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 290 times since then and 29 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on May 1, 2023, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
