Marker Logo
THE HISTORICAL
MARKER DATABASE
“Bite-Size Bits of Local, National, and Global History”
Wells River in Orange County, Vermont — The American Northeast (New England)
 

World War II Memorial

1941 • 1945

— We Must Never Forget! —

 
 
World War II Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 27, 2025
1. World War II Memorial
Inscription.

They gave their lives in order to
protect our freedoms

Albert Bailey
Donald Bidwell
Frank Farnsworth
Robert Flanders
Leon LaMarre

Wells River, Vermont

 
Erected by Wells River High School Alumni Association.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & PatriotismWar, World II.
 
Location. 44° 9.148′ N, 72° 2.714′ W. Memorial is in Wells River, Vermont, in Orange County. It is on Railroad Street (U.S. 302) near the Wells River, on the right when traveling east. Marker is on the Wells River Welcome Center. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 5 Railroad Street, Wells River VT 05081, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Vermont’s Connecticut River Valley and in the Green Mountains. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Wells River School Alumni
Paid Advertisement
Click or scan to see
this page online
(here, next to this marker); Bayley-Hazen Military Road (a few steps from this marker); Town Clock (approx. 0.4 miles away in New Hampshire); Haverhill-Bath Bridge (approx. 0.4 miles away in New Hampshire); Haverhill World War II Honor Roll (approx. half a mile away in New Hampshire); Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away in New Hampshire); Rogers Rangers (approx. 1.8 miles away in New Hampshire); Ebenezer MacKintosh (approx. 3.3 miles away in New Hampshire). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wells River.
 
World War II Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 27, 2025
2. World War II Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 2, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 73 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 2, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
m=280415

CeraNet Cloud Computing sponsors the Historical Marker Database.
This website earns income from purchases you make after using our links to Amazon.com. We appreciate your support.
Paid Advertisement
Jul. 6, 2026