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Lewiston in Niagara County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Dedicated to the Men and Women

 
 
Lewiston Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, March 24, 2015
1. Lewiston Veterans Memorial
Inscription. Dedicated to the men and women of this community who served our country in time of war.
 
Erected 1955 by Veterans of Foreign Wars, Down River Post 7487 and Auxiliary.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 43° 10.314′ N, 79° 2.03′ W. Memorial is in Lewiston, New York, in Niagara County. It is on Portage Road 0.1 miles south of Center Street (New York State Route 18F), on the left when traveling south. Memorial is in Academy Park. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Lewiston NY 14092, 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: Rare M1890 3.6 Inch Mortar Cannon (within shouting distance of this marker); Tuscaroras Defend Lewiston Against 1813 British Attack (within shouting distance of this marker); Tuscarora Heroes Monument (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Suspension Bridge Tollhouse (about 400 feet away); Lewiston Academy (about 400 feet away); Site of Hustler's Tavern (about 500 feet away); Opera Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hennepin Hall (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lewiston.
 
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Left Stone with Names image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, March 24, 2015
2. Left Stone with Names
Right Stone with Names image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, March 24, 2015
3. Right Stone with Names
Southward image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, March 24, 2015
4. Southward
Northward image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, March 24, 2015
5. Northward
Lewiston Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, March 24, 2015
6. Lewiston Veterans Memorial
Eastward
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 9, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 462 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on April 9, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.
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