Huntington in Suffolk County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Huntington Soldiers & Sailors Memorial

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 12, 2024

1. Huntington Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

"Dulce
et decorum est
pro patria
mori."
1861 - 1865
[English translation:]
"How sweet
and glorious it is
to die for
one's country."
1861 - 1865

Erected 1895 by Huntington Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Association.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.

Location. 40° 52.288′ N, 73° 25.474′ W. Memorial is in Huntington, New York, in Suffolk County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and Stewart Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Main Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 228 Main Street, Huntington NY 11743, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the New York City Metropolitan Area

and on Long Island.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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 New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Building (here, next to this marker); “The Forgotten War” (a few steps from this marker); Huntington's Old Burying Ground (a few steps from this marker); Patriots of Long Island (a few steps from this marker); Nathan Hale (a few steps from this marker); Declaration of Rights (within shouting distance of this marker); The Old Burying Ground (within shouting distance of this marker); Huntington World War I Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Huntington.

Huntington Soldiers & Sailors Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 12, 2024

2. Huntington Soldiers & Sailors Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on January 15, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 15, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 209 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 15, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.