Delaware Park in Buffalo in Erie County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
To Honor the Memory of Our Dead
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, February 28, 2015
1. To Honor the Memory of Our Dead Memorial - Tablet
[tablet]"To Honor the Memory of Our Dead"
[base]Cuba, Porto Rico, Philippines, China, 1898-1902.
Erected 1927 by The Joint Buffalo City Board United Spanish War Veterans; Seyburn - Liscum Camp No. 12, Bucky O'Neill Camp No. 15, Maj. Gen. R.P. Hughes Camp No. 17.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, Spanish-American.
Location. 42° 55.401′ N, 78° 51.452′ W. Memorial is in Buffalo, New York, in Erie County. It is in Delaware Park. It can be reached from Main Street (New York State Route 5) 0.1 miles north of West Delavan Avenue. Memorial is in Forest Lawn Cemetery off Main Street at the intersection with West Delavan Avenue. The memorial is just north of the Main Street entrance arch. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Buffalo NY 14208, 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 walking distance of this marker: To Preserve the Memories (a few steps from this marker); Forest Lawn Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Commemoration for African American Soldiers of the American Civil War (within shouting distance of this marker); On This Day of May 30, 1991, The Semper Fidelis Post #356
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 4, 2022
2. Spanish American War Memorial
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, February 28, 2015
3. To Honor the Memory of Our Dead Memorial - Base
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, February 28, 2015
4. To Honor the Memory of Our Dead Marker- Header and Tablet
The fencing is along Main Street.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 4, 2022
5. Spanish American War Memorial
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, February 28, 2015
6. Memorial with Entrance Arch in Background.
The arch is the cemetery entrance from Main Street. These pictures were taken on the last day of the coldest month in the recorded history of Buffalo. The snow is 2-3 feet deep, completely covering all the gravestones around the memorial.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 4, 2022
7. Spanish American War Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 3, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 725 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 3, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. 2. submitted on May 8, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3, 4. submitted on March 3, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. 5. submitted on May 8, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 6. submitted on March 3, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. 7. submitted on May 8, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
