Strawberry Island and its associated wetlands are one of the most significant aquatic ecosystems in the Great Lakes. They protect spawning grounds for a variety of freshwater fish species, including the muskellunge. The island's deep central lagoon, . . . — — Map (db m101083) HM
Corporal (Cpl), Albert Keppler, a resident of Grand Island, enlisted in the Marine Corps as a Rifleman in 1950.
On August 27th, 1952, Cpl Keppler was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, E Company. Cpl Keppler was killed by . . . — — Map (db m197416) HM
Allenton Farm & the Villa at River Lea At Allentown Farm on the southern end of Grand Island, Lewis F. Allen introduced new crops, improved his beef cattle through careful breeding, conducted experiments to increase his dairy herd's milk . . . — — Map (db m101197) HM
Bedell House 1877 - 1935 Site of the three-story hotel opened May 1, 1877 by Ossian Bedell, known politically as the "Duke of Grand Island". Ferry service ended when bridges were opened in 1935. — — Map (db m101074) HM
Private First Class (PFC) Smith graduated from Kenmore High School and was an officer in his family's business, Smith Boys, Inc. He enlisted in the Army for officer training in April 1943.
PFC Smith was wounded in action in France on February . . . — — Map (db m197412) HM WM
Private First Class (PFC) Charles Neilans DeGlopper was born November 22nd, 1922 on Grand Island, N.Y. He attended a one room schoolhouse and graduated from Tonawanda High School. After working for a couple of years, he was drafted into the Army . . . — — Map (db m197384) HM
Planning for the Strawberry Island Restoration effort had to take into account the sensitivity of the area in order to avoid negative environmental impacts. Material added to the island's structure had to be natural-looking, yet still serve . . . — — Map (db m101062) HM
Disaster at Eagle Park The Eagle Park resort was a popular summer tourist destination located near this site. On June 23rd 1912, about 300 people were waiting on the resort pier for the last ferry of the day to take them back to Buffalo. . . . — — Map (db m101057) HM
Private First Class (PFC) Edward Pierce was the son of prominent Buffalo grain merchant George E. Pierce and spent summers on the large Pierce farm on the West River. He enlisted in the Army in 1918 and served with the 27th Division, American . . . — — Map (db m197381) HM WM
Second Lieutenant (2d Lt) Eugene F. Dinsmore was born to a Grand Island pioneer farm family, graduated from Tonawanda High School and was employed at Carborundum Co. in Niagara Falls when he was drafted late in 1942.
2d Lt Dinsmore completed . . . — — Map (db m197408) HM WM
The Little Beaver Island marsh is a small, but important piece of the globally important Niagara River bird area. Each year dozens of species migrate, feed, and nest along the Niagara River at this and other locations such as east River Marsh, Motor . . . — — Map (db m101059) HM
Sergeant (Sgt.) Francis King Goodchild, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Goodchild of Sandy Beach, was inducted into the army at Fort Niagara in 1943. He served in an Infantry Unit in General George Patton's 3rd Army.
Sgt. Goodchild was sent . . . — — Map (db m197410) HM WM
Lieutenant (Lt.) George Smith was raised on Grand Island and educated at Kenmore High School and Mechanics School of Rochester. He worked with his father at Kenmore's Smith Boys Auto Supply while earning his pilot's license at the Buffalo . . . — — Map (db m197407) HM WM
Master Sergeant (M-Sgt) Kinney was born in North Tonawanda and spent some of his boyhood living with his aunt on Grand Island. He enlisted in the army in 1945 and served thirty months in Germany before being discharged in February 1950. He . . . — — Map (db m197415) HM WM
Grover Cleveland & Grand Island Young Grover Cleveland, inspired by his uncle Lewis F. Allen's experimental work with cattle, visited Allentown Farm and stayed to maintain the farm records. Cleveland eventually worked as an apprentice in a . . . — — Map (db m101199) HM
Private First Class (PFC) Salton was born and raised on Grand Island. He attended Rural School #3 in 1931 and was a member of Sidway School's 8th grade graduating class in 1938.
PFC Salton enlisted in the Army in January 1943, went overseas . . . — — Map (db m197406) HM WM
There are three islands located in the Niagara River just off the southern tip of Grand Island. These islands are important parts of the Niagara River ecosystem, but have suffered serious habitat loss or deterioration from a variety of causes. . . . — — Map (db m101060) HM
Captain (Capt.) L'Huillier enlisted in the Air Force, arrived at the Niagara Falls Air Base as a helicopter pilot and became a jet fighter pilot flying F-100 Aircraft for four years.
Capt. L'Huillier accepted a commission in the Air Force . . . — — Map (db m197417) HM WM
Corporal (Cpl) Joseph E. Muench, a Grand Island resident, enlisted in the Army in 1969. Cpl Muench was a rifleman with the 3rd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment B Company.
On September 10, 1969, Cpl Muench's Battalion was tasked with a clear . . . — — Map (db m197419) HM WM
The 400-acre area consisting of Stawberry Island, Motor Island, and the adjacent shallow water habitats is designed as New York State Significant Coastal Fish and Wildlife Habitat. It is the largest shoreline habitat zone on the Niagara River, and . . . — — Map (db m101071) HM
Staff Sergeant (SSgt) Philip Taylor, a Grand Island resident, enlisted in the Army in 1970 after completing one year at West Virginia University.
On May 27th, 1971, he was serving as the observer on board an OH-58A Scout helicopter. SSgt . . . — — Map (db m197443) HM WM
Phase I, The Breach Severe autumn storms in 1992 sped up the erosion of Stawberry Island's southwestern shoreline. In December, the waters of the Niagara River broke through the island and penetrated the lagoon interior. By spring, the . . . — — Map (db m101069) HM
Little Beaver Island underwent a restoration project in 2010 in order to bring back the native marsh ecosystem that once thrived here. The project involved the removal of over eight acres of fill material and contouring of the newly re-exposed creek . . . — — Map (db m101058) HM
Staff Sergeant (SSgt) Trotter, a Grand Island resident and Grand Island Alumni, served in the Army with Company D, 6th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division.
On September 26th, 1968, less than one week from returning home, . . . — — Map (db m197418) HM WM
Corporal (Cpl) Robert B. Luther, a native Grand Islander, was drafted into the Army on June 21, 1969, served six months in Vietnam, and died on Mother's Day, May 10, 1970.
Cpl Luther's unit, the First Battalion, 5th Mechanized Division, broke . . . — — Map (db m197421) HM WM
Strawberry Island formed near the end of the Wisconsin Ice Age about 12,000 years ago. When meltwaters broke through gracial till and created the present course of the Niagara River, gravel and sand carried downstream by river currents settled out . . . — — Map (db m101061) HM
Strawberry Island is located in the Upper Niagara River southeast of Grand Island. This five-acre island supports a diverse collection of aquatic plants and animals. It also protects 400 acres of emergent wetlands and shallows from the mighty river . . . — — Map (db m101085) HM
Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Terrence K. Crowe, who grew up on Grand Island, was commissioned as a 2nd Lt in the infantry upon graduation from Niagara University in 1982.
In 2004, LTC Crowe, who was 44 years old and serving as a ROTC instructor . . . — — Map (db m197445) HM WM
Veterans Park Town of Grand Island
—————————♦————————— 100 acres of land generously donated by the Jerome Funk Family for . . . — — Map (db m101186) HM
This Eternal Flame will burn forever
in memorium for veterans of all wars
who gave their lives for this country
Dedicated
May 29 1972 — — Map (db m197453) WM
Private First Class (PFC) William L. Rohde was born on Grand Island to Herman and Sophia Long Rohde. He was the oldest of 4 children and their only son. He enlisted in the Army in April 1942 at age 35.
After serving briefly at several . . . — — Map (db m197414) HM
Second Lieutenant (2nd Lt.) William Gillen was employed by an electrical machine manufacturer and was married in 1938. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1942, trained at the Enid, Oklahoma Army Flying School and received orders to the South . . . — — Map (db m197382) HM WM
The water level of the Niagara River and Buckhorn Island Marsh has been lowered over time due to the diversion of water for power and industrial use, decreasing the quality of the marsh habitat. State and Federal agencies, with the support of Town . . . — — Map (db m101248) HM
