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Armed Forces Memorial Flagpole

 
 
Armed Forces Memorial Flagpole Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Conrad Ward, October 20, 2024
1. Armed Forces Memorial Flagpole Marker
Inscription.
This flagpole is dedicated
to all members of
the Yantic Fire Engine Co. No. 1.
who have served in
the armed forces of
the United States of America
Presented May 17, 1987
by the members of
the Yantic Fire Engine Co.
and the Women's Auxiliary

 
Erected 1987 by Yantic Fire Engine Co. & Women's Auxiliary.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 41° 33.669′ N, 72° 7.445′ W. Memorial is in Norwich in Southeastern Region, Connecticut. It is in Yantic. It is on Yantic Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 151 Yantic Road, Norwich CT 06360, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on the Connecticut Shoreline, in Greater New London and in the Thames River Valley. It is also in the American Northeast, in New England, and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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 London
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County and also 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: Yantic World War II Memorial (here, next to this marker); 125th Anniversary Memorial (here, next to this marker); Yantic Fire Engine Co. Vietnam Memorial (here, next to this marker); Yantic (a few steps from this marker); Bean Hill (approx. 0.9 miles away); a different marker also named Bean Hill (approx. 0.9 miles away); Bozrah World War I Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away); Meeting House Rocks (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Norwich.
 
Armed Forces Memorial Flagpole Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Conrad Ward, October 20, 2024
2. Armed Forces Memorial Flagpole Marker
Armed Forces Memorial Flagpole image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Conrad Ward, October 20, 2024
3. Armed Forces Memorial Flagpole
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 25, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 93 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on March 25, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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Sep. 18, 2026