Riverside in Buffalo in Erie County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
In Memory of the Sons and Daughters
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, January 17, 2015
1. Riverside Park WWII, Korea, Vietnam Memorial
In memory of the sons and daughters of this community who served in the armed forces of our country to preserve our heritage, our freedom, and our way of life during World War II and Korean War, Vietnam.
Erected by American Legion Post 1010 and Post 1041, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2430, Catholic War Veterans Post 868, Army Navy Union Garrison 14.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World II.
Location. 42° 57.315′ N, 78° 54.616′ W. Memorial is in Buffalo, New York, in Erie County. It is in Riverside. It is on Niagara Street (New York State Route 266) 0.1 miles south of Hotaling Drive, on the right when traveling north. Memorial is at the facilities building of Riverside Park. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Buffalo NY 14207, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate New York and specifically in Western New York. 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Erected by the Grateful People (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Park with a View (about 300 feet away); Bernard G. Hitro Jr. (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hunting and Fishing off the Porch (approx. half a mile away); Niagara River Corridor / Avian Walk
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Another marker is no longer nearby. "The Black Rock" (was approx. 0.7 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, January 17, 2015
2. Northward - Niagara Street - NY 266
Niagara River at far left.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, January 17, 2015
3. Southward - Niagara Street
Riverside Park parking lot entrance at traffic light. Pedestrian bridge at right is over I-190.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, January 17, 2015
4. Wide View
Riverside Park pool and facilities building in background.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 26, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 501 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 26, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.
