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In Honor of the Men of Watertown

 
 
In Honor of the Men of Watertown Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Marc Posner, July 14, 2024
1. In Honor of the Men of Watertown Marker
Inscription. In honor of the Men of Watertown who fought for the preservation of the Union
 
Erected 1889.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
 
Location. 42° 22.089′ N, 71° 11.271′ W. Memorial is in Watertown, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County. It is in Watertown Square. It is on Main Street (U.S. 20) west of Church Hill Street, on the right when traveling west. Located on the mall in Saltonstall Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 149 Main St, Watertown MA 02472, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Boston. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. 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 one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Watertown Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Watertown World War II Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Washington Passed This Place (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); George Eaton Priest (about 300 feet away); Watertown (approx. Ό mile away); Benjamin Robbins Curtis (approx. 0.3 miles away); Hood Rubber Company War Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Thomas Mayhew (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Watertown.
 
Also see . . .  Watertown Soldiers' Monument. (Submitted on August 8, 2024.)
 
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Inscription image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Marc Posner, July 14, 2024
2. Inscription
Saltonstall Park image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Marc Posner, July 14, 2024
3. Saltonstall Park
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 8, 2024, by Marc Posner of Somerville, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 182 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on August 8, 2024, by Marc Posner of Somerville, Massachusetts. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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