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West Winfield in Herkimer County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Memorial Park

 
 
Memorial Park Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mira Earls, September 27, 2023
1. Memorial Park Marker
Inscription. Established in 1920 as Soldiers and Sailors Park to honor all town of Winfield residents who served in World War One.
 
Erected 2021 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 849.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational AreasWar, World I. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1920.
 
Location. 42° 53.136′ N, 75° 11.296′ W. Marker is in West Winfield, New York, in Herkimer County. It is at the intersection of East Main Street and Clapson Street, on the right when traveling east on East Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: West Winfield NY 13491, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York and in the Mohawk Valley. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Great North Woods, 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: West Winfield (approx. Ό mile away); Ira & Joe Walker Blacksmith Shop 1798 (approx. 0.3 miles away); Bridgewater (approx. 2.8 miles away); Everett Holmes (approx. 3 miles away); Bridgewater Depot (approx. 3 miles away); Western Star (approx. 3.2 miles away); Wheeler Complex (approx. 6.2 miles away); Brighton (approx. 8.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Winfield.
 
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Memorial Park Marker surroundings image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mira Earls, September 27, 2023
2. Memorial Park Marker surroundings
Memorial Park Marker as you are leaving the park image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mira Earls, September 27, 2023
3. Memorial Park Marker as you are leaving the park
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 29, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 28, 2023, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 263 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on September 28, 2023, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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