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Cheektowaga in Erie County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Veterans Square

 
 
Veterans Square Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, April 15, 2026
1. Veterans Square Marker
Inscription.
The V. F. W. Cheektowaga Post 2429 which once stood on these grounds presents this retired Howitzer to
Mount Calvary Cemetery, Inc.
Veterans Square in memory of those who proudly served in our country's military

 
Erected 1993 by The V.F.W. Cheektowaga Post 2429.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 42° 55.448′ N, 78° 46.906′ W. Memorial is in Cheektowaga, New York, in Erie County. It can be reached from Harlem Road (New York State Route 240) 0.2 miles north of Genesee Street, on the right when traveling north. Memorial is located in Section B of Pine Lawn Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2951 Harlem Road, Buffalo NY 14225, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, and in the Buffalo Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, on the Great Lakes, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically,
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it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Red Jacket Post 3068 Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Knights of St. John Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); United G & F Cemetery Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); George Urban, Jr. Residence (approx. one mile away); Bennet Cemetery (approx. 1.2 miles away); In Memory of the Fifteen Children (approx. 1.2 miles away); Earliest Church (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cheektowaga.
 
Veterans Square Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, April 15, 2026
2. Veterans Square Marker
Veterans Square image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, April 15, 2026
3. Veterans Square
The marker and Howitzer are located behind the flag pole and memorial wall.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 28, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 28, 2026, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 7 times since then. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on April 28, 2026, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
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Jul. 25, 2026