Safe Haven - European Holocaust - Fort Ontario - Oswego, New York
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Weathervane
N 43° 28.064 W 076° 30.423
18T E 378097 N 4813860
This monument commemorates the safe haven provided to 928 survivors of the European Holocaust. Upon arriving in Oswego, New York, the Holocaust survivors were housed in Fort Ontario where they remained from 1944 to 1946.
Waymark Code: WMMHQP
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 09/24/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Math Teacher
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Text engraved on the monument
From 1944 - 1946 Fort Ontario
served as a haven for 928 survivors of the
European Holocaust

Erected October 25, 1981 by
Syracuse Pioneer women/NA'AMAT
and the Jewish Community
of Central New York
Safe Haven Museum and Education Center
http://www.safehavenmuseum.com/
Physical Address:
One East Fourth Street
Oswego, New York United States

Date Dedicated: 10/25/1991

Supporting Website: [Web Link]

Fee/Donation: There are no fees required to visit this monument as it is located outside

Memorial Type: Monument/Plaque
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