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Orange in South Central Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
 

Veterans Memorial

 
 
Sacred to the Memory Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, February 15, 2010
1. Sacred to the Memory Marker
Inscription.
Sacred to the memory of all those known and unknown who served our country
 
Erected 1976 by Orange Bicentennial Commission.
 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military. In addition, it is included in the The Spirit of ’76, America’s Bicentennial Celebration series list.
 
Location. 41° 16.812′ N, 73° 1.635′ W. Memorial is in Orange in South Central Region, Connecticut. It is at the intersection of Orange Center Road and Schoolhouse Lane, on the right when traveling north on Orange Center Road. Located in the Orange Center Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Orange CT 06477, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Orange (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Orange Veterans Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); Adjutant William Campbell (approx. 3½ miles away); A Connecticut Minuteman’s Homestead (approx. 3.7 miles away); Allingtown World War I Monument (approx. 3.7 miles away); VFW Post 1684 Memorial (approx. 3.8 miles away); Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument (approx. 3.8 miles away); John Doe (approx. 3.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Orange.
 
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Sacred to the Memory Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, February 15, 2010
2. Sacred to the Memory Marker
Orange Center Cemetery Stone image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, February 15, 2010
3. Orange Center Cemetery Stone
Orange Cemetery est. 1805
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 19, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 693 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on February 19, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.
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Jun. 9, 2026