Tonawanda in Erie County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
A Tribute To All Who Served
Veterans Monument
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, October 8, 2016
1. Tonawanda Veterans Memorial
The two walls are at an oblique angle. These inner wedge sides face Niagara Street. All six panels seen here have United States Army as the header.
United States Navy
United States Air Force
United States Marines
United States Coast Guard 1790
Merchant Marines
Erected 1999 by Navy Seebees Veterans Island X8, Amvets James P. Saurini Post 1946, Tonawandas Post 264 American Legion, Frontiersmen Post 7545 V.F.W.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 43° 0.638′ N, 78° 54.275′ W. Memorial is in Tonawanda, New York, in Erie County. It is at the intersection of Niagara Street (New York State Route 266) and Veterans Road, on the left when traveling west on Niagara Street. Memorial is in Veterans Park in the City of Tonawanda. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 744 Niagara Street, Tonawanda NY 14150, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, and in the Buffalo Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, on the Great Lakes, 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 walking distance of this marker: Remembering Vietnam Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Welcome to Veterans Memorial Park (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Westward to Buffalo (about 500 feet away); The Brewery (approx. 0.4 miles away); Engineering the Erie Canal
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Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, October 8, 2016
2. Tonawanda Veterans Memorial
Far left panel - United States Army
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, October 8, 2016
3. Tonawanda Veterans Memorial
Left middle panel - United States Army
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, October 8, 2016
4. Tonawanda Veterans Memorial
Left panel nearest centerpoint - United States Army
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, October 8, 2016
5. Tonawanda Veterans Memorial
Right panel nearest centerpoint - United States Army
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, October 8, 2016
6. Tonawanda Veterans Memorial
Right middle panel - United States Army
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, October 8, 2016
7. Tonawanda Veterans Memorial
Right far panel - United States Army
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, October 8, 2016
8. Tonawanda Veterans Memorial
The outer wedge sides of the walls, pictured here, have United States Navy headers for the three left panels. The headers for the right panels are, from the center point to the right, United States Air Force, United States Marines, and United States Coast Guard/Merchant Marines.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, October 8, 2016
9. Tonawanda Veterans Memorial
Left far panel - United States Navy
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, October 8, 2016
10. Tonawanda Veterans Memorial
Left middle panel - United States Navy
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, October 8, 2016
11. Tonawanda Veterans Memorial
Left panel nearest to the centerpoint - United States Navy
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, October 8, 2016
12. Tonawanda Veterans Memorial
Right panel nearest to the centerpoint - United States Air Force
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, October 8, 2016
13. Tonawanda Veterans Memorial
Right middle panel - United States Marines
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, October 8, 2016
14. Tonawanda Veterans Memorial
Right far panel - United States Coast Guard 1790 / Merchant Marine
Credits. This page was last revised on April 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 9, 2016, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 544 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14. submitted on October 9, 2016, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.
