Wurtsboro in Sullivan County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Battlefield Cross

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, August 29, 2026

1. Battlefield Cross Marker

Inscription.
When a serviceman or woman is lost in the battlefield, it has become customary to arrange their boots, rifle and helmet in the configuration you see before you. The surviving members of their squad will gather around this “Battlefield Cross” to memorialize their fallen comrades.

Eagle Scout Project
by Alex Langowsky
BSA – Troop 92 • November 2024
Special thanks to Village of Wurtsboro, American Legion Post 1268 & McCabe Metal and more – Pittstown, NY

Erected 2024 by Troop 92, Boy Scouts of America.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 41° 34.565′ N, 74° 29.095′ W. Memorial is in Wurtsboro, New York, in Sullivan County. It is at the intersection of Sullivan Street and 3rd Street, on the right when traveling west on Sullivan Street. Located in Wurtsboro Veterans Memorial Park,. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Wurtsboro NY 12790, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate New York

and in the Hudson Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

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in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in 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: Wurtsboro Village Clock (a few steps from this marker); Reformed Dutch Church of Mamakating (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Wurtsboro Veterans Monument (about 600 feet away); Wurtsboro (approx. 0.2 miles away); Original Snubbing (approx. 0.2 miles away); Nathaniel Sackett (approx. 0.2 miles away); Canal Office (approx. 0.2 miles away); Canal Bridge (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wurtsboro.

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, August 29, 2026

2. Battlefield Cross Marker

The marker is part of a new dedication within Wurtsboro Veterans Memorial Park. The logos of each of the United States Armed Forces are arranged around the memorial.

Veterans Memorial Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, August 29, 2026

3. Veterans Memorial Park

Credits. This page was last revised on September 11, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 6, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 7 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 6, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.