Gouverneur in St. Lawrence County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
"Lest We Forget"
Our Nation's Defenders
| | 1805 1905 | |
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, August 29, 2015
1. "Lest We Forget" Faces US 11
[north header] "Lest We Forget"
[south header] Our Nation's Defenders
[keystone]1805 ——1905
Erected 1905.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 44° 20.123′ N, 75° 28.069′ W. Memorial is in Gouverneur, New York, in St. Lawrence County. It is at the intersection of Church Street and John Street, on the left when traveling east on Church Street. Marker is in a linear greenspace, sandwiched between US route 11 (East Main Street) and Church Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Gouverneur NY 13642, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate New York and in the Adirondacks & North Country. It is also in the American Northeast 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: In Tribute to Rhoda Fox Graves (within shouting distance of this marker); The First Presbyterian Church and the Gouverneur Museum (within shouting distance of this marker); Ornamental Lighting Equipment (within shouting distance of this marker); In Honor of Edward John Noble (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of First Talc Mill in United States (approx. 5.6 miles away); Richville Welsh Congregational Church (approx. 6.1 miles away); Richville Village
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Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, August 29, 2015
2. North Side
World War I
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3. Our Nation's Defenders
Facing Church Street.
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4. Inside Arch
Gouverneur First Settlers.
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5. Inside Arch
Civil War
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6. West Side
Upper: In Memory of Those Who Gave Their Lives for Us;
Lower: Designed/Furnished/Erected/Dedicated.
Lower: Designed/Furnished/Erected/Dedicated.
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7. South Side
Upper: Iraq, Afghanistan; Lower: Memorial Arch.
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8. South Side
Upper: Vietnam; Lower: Korea
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9. East Side
Upper: Korea; Lower: Eagle damage/dedication.
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10. North Side
Upper: World War II; Lower: September 11, 2001
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, August 29, 2015
11. "Lest We Forget" Marker- Eastward
US 11 (marked northward) at left.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 29, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 803 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. submitted on August 29, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.
