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Soldiers and Sailors Memorial

 
 
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, August 30, 2025
1. Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Marker
Inscription. Front panel:

To the memory of the soldiers and sailors of Southampton who served their country with honour by land and sea

Erected 1897

Rear panel:

Colonial Wars, 1640-1775
War of Independence, 1775-1785
Second War with Great Britain, 1812-1815
Mexican War, 1846-1848
Civil War, 1861-1865

 
Erected 1897.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War of 1812War, Mexican-AmericanWar, US CivilWar, US Revolutionary.
 
Location. 40° 52.992′ N, 72° 23.567′ W. Memorial is in Southampton, New York, in Suffolk County. It is at the intersection of Jobs Lane and Hill Street, on the left when traveling east on Jobs Lane. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 90 Jobs Lane, Southampton NY 11968, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the New York City Metropolitan Area and on Long Island. It is also in the American Northeast 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 New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Village of Southampton Time Capsule (here, next to this marker); Southampton World War II and Korean War Veterans Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Southampton World War I Memorial (about 500 feet away); Pyrrhus Concer (about 500 feet away); Ye Towne Street
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(approx. 0.2 miles away); 1707 Meeting House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lt. Colonel Lawrence R. Boyll, Sr. (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Old Fort (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Southampton.
 
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial (Rear Panel) image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, August 30, 2025
2. Soldiers and Sailors Memorial (Rear Panel)
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, August 30, 2025
3. Soldiers and Sailors Memorial
The memorial is located in a traffic triangle between Hill Street, Pond Lane, and Jobs Lane.
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Flagpole image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, August 30, 2025
4. Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Flagpole
A marker across the street located within nearby Agawam Park explains the flagpole display within the memorial.
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Flagpole image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, August 30, 2025
5. Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Flagpole
Markers at the base of the flagpole are dedicated to the figures behind its erection.
Village of Southampton Time Capsule image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, August 30, 2025
6. Village of Southampton Time Capsule
A time capsule is buried on the site of the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 31, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 30, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 114 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 30, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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