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Garrison Veterans Memorial

 
 
Garrison Veterans Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 24, 2011
1. Garrison Veterans Memorial Marker
Inscription.
“Lest we forget to honor
the men and women
of this community who
served their country
in war and peace”
* * * * *
This memorial placed here by grateful citizens
December 1966

 
Erected 1966 by Citizens of Garrison.
 
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in this topic list: Military. A significant historical month for this entry is December 1966.
 
Location. 41° 22.916′ N, 73° 56.847′ W. Marker is in Garrison, New York, in Putnam County. It is on Garrisons Landing, on the right when traveling south. Marker is located at historic Garrisons Landing. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Garrison NY 10524, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and memorial is in Upstate New York, specifically in the Hudson Valley, and in the New York City Metropolitan Area. 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: Mandeville’s (approx. 0.4 miles away); South Redoubt (approx. half a mile away); Fort Meigs (approx. 0.6 miles away); U. S. Military Academy (approx. 0.6 miles away); Reconciliation Plaza (approx. 0.7 miles away); Fort Wyllys (approx. 0.7 miles away); Connecticut Camps (approx. 0.7 miles away); 150th Anniversary of the USMA (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Garrison.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Buffalo Soldier Field (was approx. 0.7 miles away but has been replaced with
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Marker at Garrisons Landing image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 24, 2011
2. Marker at Garrisons Landing
Garrison Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 24, 2011
3. Garrison Veterans Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 24, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 492 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on September 24, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
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