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World War Memorial

 
 
World War Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 4, 2024
1. World War Memorial Marker
Inscription.

In memory of the Schuyler County Boys
who made the supreme sacrifice
in the World War.

William W. Coon • Edward J. Considine • Herbert Crocker
William J. Ellison • Norman D. Green • John G. Hansenberger
Foster Jessop • Lloyd Lamb • Harry Meade • Michael Rabbit
Leon C. Smith • Jesse Leroy Smith • Harold Sproul
William E. Sutphen • J. R. Terregrosso • Guiseppi Vincenci

 
Erected 1929 by She-Qua-Gah Chapter, Daughter of the American Revolution.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & PatriotismWar, World I.
 
Location. 42° 22.614′ N, 76° 52.277′ W. Memorial is in Watkins Glen, New York, in Schuyler County. It is on Franklin Street (New York State Route 14) north of 10th Street, on the right when traveling north. Memorial is on the Schuyler County Courthouse grounds. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 105 9th Street, Watkins Glen NY 14891, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, in the 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 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 walking distance of this marker: Korean and Viet Nam Conflicts Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Squires and Pages Drum and Bugle Corps (a few steps from this marker); Watkins Glen Grand Prix Drivers Walk of Fame (a
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few steps from this marker); Watkins Glen, home to American road racing! (a few steps from this marker); Schuyler County Courthouse (a few steps from this marker); Schuyler County Courthouse Memorial Rose Garden (a few steps from this marker); Frank Griswold (within shouting distance of this marker); Racing through the streets! (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Watkins Glen.
 
World War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 4, 2024
2. World War Memorial
Schuyler County Courthouse With World War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, August 17, 2025
3. Schuyler County Courthouse With World War Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 7, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 172 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on May 7, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.   3. submitted on September 10, 2025, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York.
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