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202nd Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry

 
 
202nd Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Trevor L Whited, June 5, 2023
1. 202nd Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Marker
Inscription.
In commemoration of the 202nd Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry recruited in Buffalo and vicinity, for service in the War With Spain. Mustered in July and August, 1898. Mustered out at Savannah, Georgia, April 15, 1899. Served in the United States and in the provinces of Havana and Pinar del Rio, Cuba
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Spanish-American. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1898.
 
Location. 42° 54.207′ N, 78° 53.565′ W. Memorial is in Buffalo, New York, in Erie County. It is in Front Park. It is at the intersection of Connecticut Street and Prospect Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Connecticut Street. Located in front of the Buffalo Armory. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 184 Connecticut Street, Buffalo NY 14213, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate New York and specifically in Western 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 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: American Doughboy "Over the Top" to Victory (within shouting distance of this marker); Robert "Frankie" Franklin (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); D'Youville College (about 700 feet away); St. Mary's-on-the-Hill (about 700 feet away); Holy Angels Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); In Memory of 100th New York Volunteer Infantry (approx. 0.3
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miles away); William G. Fargo Mansion (approx. 0.3 miles away); Oliver Hazard Perry Monument (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Buffalo.
 
Also see . . .  202nd Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry - Spanish American War Centennial Website. (Submitted on June 22, 2023, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
 
202nd Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Trevor L Whited, June 5, 2023
2. 202nd Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Marker
202nd Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Trevor L Whited, June 5, 2023
3. 202nd Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Marker
In front of the Buffalo Armory, Army National Guard.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 22, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 22, 2023, by Trevor L Whited of Kokomo, Indiana. This page has been viewed 385 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on June 22, 2023, by Trevor L Whited of Kokomo, Indiana. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
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