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World War I Memorial

Salem, Essex County Massachusetts

 
 
World War I Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James R. Murray, August 29, 2016
1. World War I Memorial Marker
Inscription. Roll of honor 1917-1918 Then two rows of names World War I Donated by the city of Salem Rededicated by Mayor Anthony V. Salvo November 11, 1986
 
Erected 1986 by City of Salem Massachusetts.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
 
Location. 42° 30.281′ N, 70° 54.048′ W. Memorial is in Salem, Massachusetts, in Essex County. It is at the intersection of Jefferson Avenue and Lawrence Street, on the right when traveling east on Jefferson Avenue. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 283 Jefferson Avenue, Salem MA 01970, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on Massachusetts’ North Shore, in Greater Boston, and in the Merrimack Valley. It is also in the American Northeast, in New England, and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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
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markers are within walking distance of this marker: West Salem Witchcraft Heights (approx. 0.7 miles away); Timothy Pickering (approx. 0.9 miles away); Burial Ground (approx. 0.9 miles away); Arthur Forrester Devereux (approx. 0.9 miles away); St. Joseph's Parish War Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); Lead Mills Conservation Area (approx. 0.9 miles away); Thomas Barnard D.D. (approx. one mile away); John Pickering II House (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Salem.
 
World War I Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James R. Murray, August 28, 2016
2. World War I Memorial Marker
World War I Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James R. Murray, August 29, 2016
3. World War I Memorial Marker
Street level view
World War I Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James R. Murray, August 29, 2016
4. World War I Memorial Marker
Aerial view of marker location
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 1, 2016, by James R. Murray of Elkton, Florida. This page has been viewed 459 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 1, 2016, by James R. Murray of Elkton, Florida. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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