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Gold Star Association Memorial

 
 
Gold Star Association Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, January 14, 2010
1. Gold Star Association Memorial Marker
front, north side
Inscription.
[ front ]
To Live
In The
Hearts
Of Those
We Leave
Is Not
To Die

[ back ]
Erected By
The
Gold Star Assoc.
Group No. I
Meriden, Conn.
May 14, 1950

 
Erected 1950 by Gold Star Association, Group No. I, Meriden, Conn.
 
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in this topic list: Military. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1886.
 
Location. 41° 31.963′ N, 72° 47.595′ W. Marker is in Meriden in South Central Region, Connecticut. It is at the intersection of Broad Street and Charles Street, on the left when traveling north on Broad Street. Located in the median on Broad Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Meriden CT 06450, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and memorial is in the Connecticut River Valley, on the Connecticut Shoreline, and in Greater New Haven. 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 New Haven County and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 201st Anniversary of the Marine Corps (within shouting distance of this marker); First Baptist Church (within shouting distance of this marker); World War II Roll of Honor (within shouting distance of this marker); Meriden Spanish American War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); City of Meriden's World War I Roll of Honor (within shouting distance of this marker);
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Center Congregational Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Meriden World War I Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Meriden Korea – Vietnam Memorial (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Meriden.
 
Gold Star Association Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, January 14, 2010
2. Gold Star Association Memorial Marker
back, south side
Gold Star Association Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, January 14, 2010
3. Gold Star Association Memorial Marker
Inscription on the back
Gold Star Association Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, January 14, 2010
4. Gold Star Association Memorial Marker
north side
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 19, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 1,043 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 19, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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