Akron in Erie County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 5, 2024

1. Veterans Memorial

Inscription.
Dedicated to those men and women of this community who served both God and country in times of peace and war and especially to those who gave their lives in that service.

World War I • World War II • Korea • Vietnam

Erected 1988 by Village of Akron, NY.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II.

Location. 43° 1.218′ N, 78° 29.913′ W. Memorial is in Akron, New York, in Erie County. It is on Main Street west of Church Street, on the right when traveling west. Memorial is located in the southeast corner of Russell Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 104 Main Street, Akron NY 14001, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate New York,

specifically in Western New York,

and in the Buffalo Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast,

on the Great Lakes,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically,

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it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: In Honor of Those Who Fought (within shouting distance of this marker); Seneca Indians (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Russell Park (about 400 feet away); Ely Samuel Parker (about 400 feet away); Maple Lawn Cemetery Veterans Memorial (about 400 feet away); Rich-Twinn Octagon House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Grant Club Pole (approx. 0.6 miles away); Dennis E. Nolan (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Akron.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 5, 2024

2. Veterans Memorial

Nearby cannon with Memorial at right rear. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 5, 2024

3. Nearby cannon with Memorial at right rear.

Plaque on Cannon image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 5, 2024

4. Plaque on Cannon

1834
Re built by Fourth July Committee of 1911

Credits. This page was last revised on July 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 7, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 195 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 7, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.