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Medina in Orleans County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Freedom

 
 
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Photographed by Bradley Owen, June 27, 2025
1. Freedom Marker
Inscription.
Those who fight for it, life has a flavor the protected never know.

Dedicated to all who have served.

 
Erected 2007 by VFW Lincoln Post 1483.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 43° 13.22′ N, 78° 23.02′ W. Memorial is in Medina, New York, in Orleans County. It is at the intersection of East Center Street (New York State Route 31) and Orient Street, on the right when traveling east on East Center Street. Memorial is located in front of the VFW Lincoln Post 1483 building. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 216 East Center Street, Medina NY 14103, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, in the Finger Lakes, and in the Rochester 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 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: Earliest Church (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Greater Medina Area (about 700 feet away); Medina Aqueduct (about 700 feet away); Erie Canal (about 700 feet away); Tribute to the Fallen Heroes of 9/11 (about 800 feet away); Medina (about 800 feet away); Dedicated To All Veterans (approx. 0.2 miles away); Donald F. Kennedy (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Medina.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. The Last Blacksmith Shop in Orleans County (was
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approx. 0.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
 
Freedom Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, June 27, 2025
2. Freedom Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 29, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 29, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 96 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 29, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
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