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Dunkirk in Chautauqua County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

In Honor of Those Who Served

 
 
City of Dunkirk WWI Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 23, 2015
1. City of Dunkirk WWI Memorial
Faces NY Route 5.
Inscription.
Dedicated by
The City of Dunkirk
in honor of
those who served their country
in
The World War, 1917-1918

 
Erected 1927 by City of Dunkirk.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
 
Location. 42° 29.225′ N, 79° 20.375′ W. Memorial is in Dunkirk, New York, in Chautauqua County. It is on Lake Shore Drive West (Ranch to Market Road 5) 0.1 miles west of Swan Street, on the right when traveling west. Memorial is in Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Dunkirk NY 14048, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, and in the Southern Tier. It is also in the American Northeast, on the Great Lakes, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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 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: POW★MIA (a few steps from this marker); War on Terrorism Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Dedicated 1975 (a few steps from this marker); B.P.O. Elks (a few steps from this marker); To All Who Served (a few steps from this marker); To All That Served Honorably (a few steps from this marker); Disabled American Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Cdr. Harry B. Lyon D.D.S. (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dunkirk.
 
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Honor Roll - Right image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 23, 2015
2. Honor Roll - Right
Honor Roll - Rear image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 23, 2015
3. Honor Roll - Rear
Honor Roll - Left image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 23, 2015
4. Honor Roll - Left
Front image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 23, 2015
5. Front
Lake Erie in Background.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 12, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 684 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 12, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.
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