Delaware Park in Buffalo in Erie County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
This Monument Honors the Soldiers and Sailors
This monument honors
the soldiers and sailors buried here
who fought to save the Union, 1861-1865.
is the price of liberty.
One country one flag.
[rear]
Burial Association, of the
"Grand Army of the Republic"
No north no south.
The Union forever.
[Masons Symbol] A.L. 5880; October 21, 1880 A.D.
Erected 1881 by Burial Association of the "Grand Army of the Republic".
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the The Grand Army of the Republic series list.
Location. 42° 55.36′ N, 78° 51.503′ W. Marker is in Buffalo, New York, in Erie County. It is in Delaware Park. Memorial is on West Delavan Avenue, 0.1 miles west of Main Street (New York State Route 5), on the right when traveling west. The monument is in Forest Lawn Cemetery and can be seen through the iron fencing along West Delavan Avenue, but access is from the south road in the cemetery. The cemetery entrance is off Main Street at the West Delavan Avenue intersection. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Buffalo NY 14208, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Commemoration for African American Soldiers of the American Civil War (within shouting distance of this marker); Forest Lawn Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); To Honor the Memory of Our Dead (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); To Preserve the Memories (about 300 feet away); On This Day of May 30, 1991, The Semper Fidelis Post #356 (about 600 feet away); Erastus Granger (about 800 feet away); In Honor of Those Men and Women (approx. 0.2 miles away); All Veterans / Middle East Wars Monument (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Buffalo.
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