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Elmira in Chemung County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Veterans of All Wars

 
 
Veterans of All Wars Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brian Scott, September 20, 2015
1. Veterans of All Wars Marker
Inscription.
Memorial

Dedicated
to veterans of
all wars of the
United States.


 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesPatriots & Patriotism. In addition, it is included in the National Cemeteries series list.
 
Location. 42° 6.199′ N, 76° 49.606′ W. Memorial is in Elmira, New York, in Chemung County. It is on Walnut Street, on the left when traveling north. Marker is located near the Walnut Street entrance to Woodlawn Cemetery, south of the Mortuary Chapel (now the cemetery offices). Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1200 Walnut Street, Elmira NY 14905, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate New York and in the Southern Tier. It is also in the American Northeast, 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 New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 10 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Woodlawn Cemetery History (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Underground Railroad Participants (about 600 feet away); Mark Twain (approx. 0.2 miles away); Augustus W. Cowles (approx. Ό mile away); Colonel John Hendy (approx. Ό mile away); Pulaski Park (approx. Ό mile away); Kopernik (approx. 0.3 miles away); John W. Jones (approx. 0.3 miles away); John W. Jones Museum (approx. 0.3 miles away); Confederate Soldiers Memorial (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Elmira.
 
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Marker was formerly located at 42.104175N 76.82694444W but was moved to allow for a columbarium.
 
Veterans of All Wars Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brian Scott, September 20, 2015
2. Veterans of All Wars Marker
In former location
Veterans of All Wars Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 31, 2020
3. Veterans of All Wars Marker
New location, with Hill Road on right
Veterans of All Wars Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brian Scott, September 20, 2015
4. Veterans of All Wars Marker
Former location of monument and flag pole
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 5, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 1, 2015, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 384 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 1, 2015, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.   3. submitted on August 5, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.   4. submitted on November 1, 2015, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.
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Jun. 11, 2026