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Lanesborough in Berkshire County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
 

Veterans War Memorial Tower

 
 
Veterans War Memorial Tower image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, July 2, 2015
1. Veterans War Memorial Tower
Inscription.
Erected By
Massachusetts
In Grateful
Recognition Of
The Loyalty And
Sacrifice Of Her Sons
And Daughters In War
They Were Faithful Even Unto Death

 
Erected 1933.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
 
Location. 42° 38.236′ N, 73° 9.958′ W. Memorial is in Lanesborough, Massachusetts, in Berkshire County. It can be reached from Rockwell Road 8.6 miles north of Quarry Road when traveling north. Located at the summit of Mount Greylock, tallest peak in Massachusetts. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 30 Rockwell Road, Lanesborough MA 01237, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Massachusetts’ Berkshires. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. 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 one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Massachusetts Veterans War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Mount Greylock, elevation 3,491 feet (a few steps from this marker); "A Beacon Standing for Peace" (a few steps from this marker); War Memorial Tower (within shouting distance of this marker); One Hundred Years (within shouting distance of this marker); The Mount Greylock Summit (within shouting distance of this marker); The Summit: An Island Above the Clouds
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(within shouting distance of this marker); Mount Greylock, Elevation 3,491 Feet (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lanesborough.
 
Regarding Veterans War Memorial Tower. The illuminated globe on top can be seen at night for 70 miles.
 
Also see . . .
1. Mount Greylock State Reservation. (Submitted on July 6, 2015, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
2. Mount Greylock on Wikipedia. (Submitted on July 6, 2015, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
 
Veterans War Memorial Tower image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, July 2, 2015
2. Veterans War Memorial Tower
Veterans War Memorial Tower image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, July 2, 2015
3. Veterans War Memorial Tower
Veterans War Memorial Tower image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 2, 2018
4. Veterans War Memorial Tower
View from Maple Street Cemetery in Adams
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 11, 2018. It was originally submitted on July 6, 2015, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 595 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on July 6, 2015, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.   4. submitted on June 11, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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