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Ovid in Seneca County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Veterans Memorial Bench

 
 
Veterans Memorial Bench image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, June 28, 2026
1. Veterans Memorial Bench
Inscription.
Dedicated to the men and women of the United States Armed Services who served our country in times of war and peace.

We thank you for your service, dedication and sacrifice.

Presented on behalf of the Sampson Air Force Veterans Association, Inc.
 
Erected by Sampson Air Force Veterans Association, Inc.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 42° 41.898′ N, 76° 52.892′ W. Memorial is in Ovid, New York, in Seneca County. It can be reached from Route 96A near WW II Blvd., on the left when traveling north. Located in Sampson Veterans Memorial Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 6632 NY 96A, Ovid NY 14521, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, and in the Finger Lakes. 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
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once 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: William Thomas Sampson (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial Bench (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial Bench (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Gold Star Families Memorial Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); American Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Routes of the armies of General John Sullivan and General James Clinton (approx. 1.2 miles away); Ken-Dai-A (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ovid.
 
The Cemetery Chapel image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, June 28, 2026
2. The Cemetery Chapel
The Veterans Memorial Bench is located in the courtyard next to the chapel.
Sampson Veterans Memorial Cemetery image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, June 28, 2026
3. Sampson Veterans Memorial Cemetery
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 8, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 30, 2026, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 6 times since then. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on June 30, 2026, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
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Jul. 12, 2026