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AFL-CIO Veterans Monument

 
 
AFL-CIO Veterans Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brian Scott, September 20, 2015
1. AFL-CIO Veterans Monument
Inscription.
In tribute to
the honorable
men and women
who gallantly
serve our
country as we
strive to preserve
freedom throughout
the world
and establish a
just and lasting peace.

 
Erected by Chemung County AFL-CIO Labor Assembly.
 
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 42° 5.372′ N, 76° 48.45′ W. Monument is in Elmira, New York, in Chemung County. It is on North Main Street. Monument is located in Wisner Park. Touch for map. Monument is in this post office area: Elmira NY 14901, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial monument 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: Chemung County World War I Monument (here, next to this marker); Chemung County Korea and Vietnam Monument (a few steps from this marker); Chemung County World War II Monument (a few steps from this marker); Medal of Honor Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); A Brief History of the Elmira Popcorn Truck (within shouting distance of this marker); Spanish War Veterans (within shouting distance of this marker); Crystal Eastman (about 300 feet away, measured
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in a direct line); Old Second Street Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Chemung Canal (approx. Ό mile away); Elmira Gateway (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Elmira.
 
AFL-CIO Veterans Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brian Scott, September 20, 2015
2. AFL-CIO Veterans Monument
AFL-CIO Veterans Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brian Scott, September 20, 2015
3. AFL-CIO Veterans Monument
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 3, 2015, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 453 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on November 3, 2015, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.
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Jun. 16, 2026