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 Civil War Memorial - Olcott Beach, NY
N 43° 20.277 W 078° 42.895
17T E 685232 N 4800880
This beautiful zinc memorial is located at Lockport Street, just north of Route 18 in Olcott Beach, NY.
Waymark Code: WM8WKA
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 05/22/2010
Views: 15
South side:
S.B. KEMP POST,
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NO. 108, G.A.R.,
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OF ALCOTT
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ONE COUNTRY AND ONE FLAG.
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WITH MALICE TOWARD NONE AND CHARITY FOR ALL.
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WHATEVER WE WISH TO SEE INTRODUCED INTO THE LIFE
OF A NATION MUST FIRST BE INTRODUCED INTO ITS SCHOOL
East side:
FRATERNITY
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GETTYSBURG - APPOMATTOX
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WILDERNESS - SPOTTSYLVANIA
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North side:
ERECTED MAY, 1899,
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UNDER THE AUSPICES OF
S.B. KEMP POST,
NO. 108, G.A.R. OF OLCOTT, N.Y.
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PATRIOTIC CITIZENS,
IN MEMORY OF
74 DEFENDERS OF THE UNION,
WAR OF
1861 - 1865
FROM THAT PART OF TOWN OF
NEWFANE, NORTH OF YOUNGSTOWN ROAD
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OUR TRIBUTE:
WAY THEIR DEEDS OF VALOR
BE CHERISHED FOREVER.
CITIZENS.
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CHARITY
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LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN - CHICKAMAUGA
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LOCUST GROVE - COLD HARBOUR
West side:
LOYALTY
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STONE RIVER - PETERSBURG
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SHERIDAN TWENTY MILES AWAY
Date Installed or Dedicated: 05/01/1899
Name of Government Entity or Private Organization that built the monument: Citizens of Olcott
Union, Confederate or Other Monument: Union
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