Valhalla in Odessa in Schuyler County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The Eagle Protecting Her Chicks

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, August 2, 2023

1. The Eagle Protecting Her Chicks Marker

Inscription.
The Eagle Protecting Her Chicks was chosen by the Odessa American Legion as the focal point of the Schuyler County Veterans Memorial

It pays tribute to our service men and women past and present and represents freedom, strength and courage.

Symbolically, the Eagle protects freedom of all Americans just as our service men and women have done throughout our history. It represents the strength and courage of our armed forces who daily defend our nation. 2006

Erected 2006 by Odessa American Legion.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 42° 21.434′ N, 76° 45.139′ W. Memorial is in Odessa, New York, in Schuyler County. It is in Valhalla. It is at the intersection of New York State Route 228 and South Pine Road, on the right when traveling north on New York State Route 228. Located in Schuyler County Veterans Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Alpine NY 14805, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate New York,

specifically in Western New York,

in the

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Finger Lakes,

and in the Southern Tier.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Schuyler County Vietnam Veterans Killed in Action (within shouting distance of this marker); Queen Catharine (approx. 4.3 miles away); Site of Catharine's Town (approx. 4½ miles away); First Road in Schuyler County (approx. 4.6 miles away); Catherines Town (approx. 4.6 miles away); Routes of the Armies of General John Sullivan and General James Clinton (approx. 4.6 miles away); Sullivan Expedition Route Between Lakes (approx. 4.6 miles away); Sullivan Trail (approx. 4.6 miles away).

The Eagle Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, August 2, 2023

2. The Eagle Marker

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, August 2, 2023

3. The Eagle Protecting Her Chicks Marker

Memorial bricks around the monument.

Schuyler County Veterans Memorial Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, August 2, 2023

4. Schuyler County Veterans Memorial Park

Credits. This page was last revised on March 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 24, 2024, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 174 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 24, 2024, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.