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Veterans Memorial

 
 
Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 5, 2024
1. Veterans Memorial
Inscription.
In honor of those who serve their country during wars and conflicts. Dedicated by a grateful community and V. F. W. Post 8642 to the memory of those who make the supreme sacrifice.
 
Erected 1953 by The Community of Corfu and V.F.W. Post 8642.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 42° 57.677′ N, 78° 24.374′ W. Memorial is in Corfu, New York, in Genesee County. It is on Alleghany Road (New York State Route 77) north of West Main Street ( Route 33), on the left when traveling north. Marker is located in front of Pembroke Intermediate School. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 58 Alleghany Road, Corfu NY 14036, 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 Rochester Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: First United Presbyterian Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Brick House (approx. 2.2 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.2 miles away); Town of Pembroke (approx. 2.2 miles away); Old Buffalo Road Cemetery (approx. 2.3 miles away); The Darien Lake Sharp (approx. 2.4 miles away); The History of Ice Cream (approx. 2½ miles away); Site of First Permanent Settlement (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers
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Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
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2. Veterans Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 5, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 126 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 5, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
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