Tonawanda in Erie County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Veterans Park
Photographed by Bradley Owen, April 20, 2025
1. Veterans Park Marker
Erected 1950 by Tonawanda's Post 264 American Legion.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 43° 0.638′ N, 78° 54.31′ W. Memorial is in Tonawanda, New York, in Erie County. It is at the intersection of Veterans Road and Niagara Street (New York State Route 266), on the right when traveling south on Veterans Road. Memorial is located at the entrance to Veterans Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 744 Niagara Street, Tonawanda NY 14150, 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 the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, 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 walking distance of this marker: A Tribute To All Who Served (within shouting distance of this marker); Remembering Vietnam Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Westward to Buffalo (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Welcome to Veterans Memorial Park (about 400 feet away); The Brewery (approx. 0.4 miles away); Engineering the Erie Canal (approx. half a mile away); Grand Island Ferry (approx. half a mile away); Erie Canal Site (approx. Ύ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tonawanda.
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Photographed by Bradley Owen, April 20, 2025
2. Veterans Park Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 22, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 109 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 22, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
