Lockport in Niagara County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Lockport War Memorial
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, August 1, 2014
1. Lockport War Memorial Marker
Front. Eastward View.
Erected·in·memory·of those·who·made·the supreme·sacrifice·and to·all·others·who served·in·the·wars·of the·United·States·
Erected 1930 by Lockport Mens Community Club, Inc.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam.
Location. 43° 10.571′ N, 78° 40.256′ W. Memorial is in Lockport, New York, in Niagara County. It is at the intersection of East Avenue (New York State Route 31) and Harrison Avenue, on the right when traveling east on East Avenue. Memorial is located in Veterans Memorial Park, a linear green space, across from Eastern Niagara Hospital (formerly Lockport Memorial Hospital). Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Lockport NY 14094, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, and in the Buffalo Metropolitan Area. 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 walking distance of this marker: SPC Albert Ronald Jex (within shouting distance of this marker); First Lockport Residents Killed in World Wars I and II (within shouting distance of this marker); Residence of Washington Hunt (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Lowertown Historic District (approx. 0.6 miles away); Original Niagara Grape Vine (approx. 0.6 miles away); Lockport Bank
this page online
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, August 1, 2014
2. Lockport War Memorial Marker
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, August 1, 2014
3. Lockport War Memorial Marker
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, August 1, 2014
4. Lockport War Memorial
Left side. Levan Avenue is across the background.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, August 1, 2014
5. Lockport War Memorial
Plaque on left side.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, August 1, 2014
6. Lockport War Memorial
Right side. NY 31 and hospital in background.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, August 1, 2014
7. Lockport War Memorial Marker
Right side plaque.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, August 1, 2014
8. Lockport War Memorial
Rear View
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, August 1, 2014
9. Lockport War Memorial
Date plaque, 1930, rear of memorial.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, August 1, 2014
10. Lockport War Memorial Satellite Memory Stone
"In memory of our sons & daughters...our friends...our veterans. June 13, 1998"
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, August 1, 2014
11. Lockport War Memorial POW MIA Satellite Stone
"In remembrance of POW's and MIA's. Ladies Auxiliary V.F.W. Post 2535. February 1990"
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, August 1, 2014
12. Lockport War Memorial Vietnam Satellite Plaque
"For those who served in Vietnam, for those who died in Vietnam, for the POW/MIA's who remain in Vietnam, we the AMVETs and the V.V.A. of Niagara County dedicate this memorial, Sept. 5, 1987"
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, August 1, 2014
13. Lockport War Memorial - Top
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, August 1, 2014
14. Lockport War Memorial
View of left side from hospital entrance driveway.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, August 1, 2014
15. Lockport War Memorial
Westward view on NY 31.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, August 1, 2014
16. Lockport War Memorial Marker
Distant front view.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 10, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 951 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16. submitted on September 10, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
