Menands in Albany County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

V.F.W. Memorial Center

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, March 22, 2025

1. V.F.W. Memorial Center Marker

Inscription. Dedicated February 26, 1956 to the memory of those men of Menands who gave their lives in the service of their country.

World War I
John G. Jenkins · Edward G. Rossell

World War II
Hiland G. Batcheller Jr. · Donald Gough · James B. Haskin · Martin C. Hutchinson · Edward G. Kellogg · George H. Kettler · Frederick A. Sanford

Veterans Day 1958

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

Location. 42° 41.542′ N, 73° 43.478′ W. Memorial is in Menands, New York, in Albany County. It is at the intersection of Broadway (New York State Route 32) and Brookside Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Broadway. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 250 Broadway, Albany NY 12204, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate New York,

in the Capital District,

and in the Albany 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

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the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Honor Roll (here, next to this marker); Hudson River Islands (approx. 0.6 miles away); Al-Tro Park (approx. ¾ mile away); Saint Agnes Cemetery (approx. 0.8 miles away); Historic Albany Rural Cemetery (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Superintendent's 1899 House Design Contrasts with Cemetery (approx. 0.9 miles away); The African Burial Ground at St. Agnes Cemetery (approx. one mile away); The Erie Canal (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Menands.

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, March 22, 2025

2. V.F.W. Memorial Center Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 22, 2025, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 137 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 22, 2025, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.