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Cape Vincent in Jefferson County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

World War I Memorial

 
 
World War I Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 4, 2014
1. World War I Memorial Marker
Inscription.

• Erected in Honor •
of all those who served in the
World War from the town of
Cape Vincent
and in memory of those who paid
the Supreme Sacrifice
1917 - 1918
——————————
Henry J. Scobell • John C. Londraville
D. George Borland • Harry F. Payne
Michael C. Docteur • Garland V. Cole
Frank N. Dennee • Charles K. Horne

This tablet erected by the balance left
from the War Chest Fund

 
Erected by Village of Cape Vincent.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & PatriotismWar, World I.
 
Location. 44° 7.744′ N, 76° 20.006′ W. Memorial is in Cape Vincent, New York, in Jefferson County. It is at the intersection of Esseltyne Street and Broadway (New York State Route 12E), in the median on Esseltyne Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Cape Vincent NY 13618, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate New York and in the Adirondacks & North Country. It is also in the American Northeast, on the Great Lakes, 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 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hollenbeck • Mein • Handley Memorials (a few steps from this marker); World War II Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Cape Vincent Village Green, Inc. (within
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shouting distance of this marker); War of 1812 Barracks (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Stone House (approx. half a mile away); Cape Vincent Lighthouse (approx. 0.7 miles away); Tibbits Point Lighthouse (approx. 2.7 miles away); Tibbetts Point Lighthouse (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cape Vincent.
 
World War I Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 4, 2014
2. World War I Memorial
Looking SE toward Broadway
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 26, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 485 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 26, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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Jun. 9, 2026