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Honoring Our Naval Veterans

— Seneca Lake, Schuyler County, Watkins Glen, New York —

 
 
Honoring Our Naval Veterans Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Keith S Smith, July 4, 2014
1. Honoring Our Naval Veterans Marker
Inscription.
Honoring Our Naval Veterans
William James DeSarno, a World War II U.S. Naval veteran and others, in true patriotism and appreciation, presents this memorial which is erected and dedicated to the honor and glory of all Schuyler County residents who have served their country in time of war in the U.S. Navy. May their brave and patriotic examples inspire us to accept the duties of citizenship and better purposes in life.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 42° 23.035′ N, 76° 52.482′ W. Memorial is in Watkins Glen, New York, in Schuyler County. It can be reached from Seneca Lake Harbor, on the right when traveling north. This marker is at the beginning of a pier that serves as a sightseeing boat dock. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Watkins Glen NY 14891, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, in the Finger Lakes, and in the Southern Tier. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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 the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Opera House (approx. Ό mile away); Salt (approx. half a mile away); World Wars Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Korean and Viet Nam Conflicts Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Schuyler County Courthouse Memorial Rose Garden (approx. half a mile away); World War Memorial
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(approx. half a mile away); Squires and Pages Drum and Bugle Corps (approx. half a mile away); Schuyler County Courthouse (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Watkins Glen.
 
Honoring Our Naval Veterans Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Keith S Smith, July 4, 2014
2. Honoring Our Naval Veterans Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 7, 2014, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 537 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 7, 2014, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 13, 2026