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Walpole in Norfolk County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
 

Veterans Crossing

 
 
Veterans Crossing Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Conrad Ward, March 2, 2025
1. Veterans Crossing Marker
Inscription.
Memorial benches in honor of World War II veterans
Dedicated November 11, 1999
World War II Committee

 
Erected 1999 by Walpole World War II Committee.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
 
Location. 42° 8.692′ N, 71° 15.254′ W. Memorial is in Walpole, Massachusetts, in Norfolk County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (Massachusetts Route 1A) and Elm Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street. Located on the Walpole Town Common. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Walpole MA 02081, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Boston. 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 one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Veterans of Walpole Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Desert Shield / Desert Storm Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Walpole Armed Forces Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); The Deacon Willard Lewis House (within shouting distance of this marker); "Rocky" Flagpole (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Meeting House Common (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of First School House (within
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shouting distance of this marker); C.S. Bird Fountain (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Walpole.
 
Veterans Crossing Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Conrad Ward, March 2, 2025
2. Veterans Crossing Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 12, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 7, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 49 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 7, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
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