Tonawanda in Erie County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
To The Glory of God and in Grateful Remembrance
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, September 13, 2014
1. To The Glory of God and in Grateful Remembrance Marker
World War II
To the glory of God
and in grateful
remembrance
Korean War
1950 - 1953
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World II.
Location. 43° 1.134′ N, 78° 53.213′ W. Memorial is in Tonawanda, New York, in Erie County. It is at the intersection of Niagara Street (New York State Route 266) and Oldenburg Drive, on the right when traveling south on Niagara Street. Marker is at the parking area on the left side of the City of Tonwanda Municipal Building just west of the intersection. Vietnam names are on the memorial although Vietnam is not on the center text. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 200 Niagara Street, Tonawanda NY 14150, 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: Dedicated to the Memory (within shouting distance of this marker); Great Escapes (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Tonawanda All Heroes Memorial (about 300 feet away); The Empire State Trail (approx. 0.2 miles away); Great Ships of the Niagara (approx. 0.3 miles away); Erie Canal Site (approx. 0.3 miles away);
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More about this memorial. Pictures taken on an overcast rainy day. The dark areas of the marker are from the rain.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, September 13, 2014
2. To The Glory of God and in Grateful Remembrance Marker
center text
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, September 13, 2014
3. To The Glory of God and in Grateful Remembrance Marker
Far left names.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, September 13, 2014
4. To The Glory of God and in Grateful Remembrance Marker
Left names.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, September 13, 2014
5. To The Glory of God and in Grateful Remembrance Marker
Right names.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, September 13, 2014
6. To The Glory of God and in Grateful Remembrance Marker
Far right names.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, September 13, 2014
7. To The Glory of God and in Grateful Remembrance Marker
Niagara Street (NY 266 Southward) at left.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, September 13, 2014
8. To The Glory of God and in Grateful Remembrance Marker
Municipal building at left; Niagara Street (NY 266 northward) at right.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 23, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 490 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on September 23, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
