Polish WWI Memorial - Amsterdam - New York - U.S.A.
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member swizzle
N 42° 57.531 W 074° 12.904
18T E 564021 N 4756544
A Polish WWI Monument in an Upstate New York Cemetery...with a cannon
Waymark Code: WM787Z
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 09/17/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
Views: 10





This memorial is located in St. Stanislaus Cemetery in Amsterdam, N.Y. This is the first foreign memorial I've found of any kind. The translation took a bit to figure out and was only translated with help from another waymarker. The monument and flagpole stands behind 5 headstones and is quite unusual in itself. There is two headstone style memorial stones sharing the same base with a small cannon on the left. The photo above translates to:
In eternal memory of World War Veterans on 36th anniversary of founding St. Michael Brotherhood on 10th anniversary of free Poland The Brotherhood erects this memorial with the former chaplain A. Gorski on 30th May, 1928
Many thanx to haggaeus for the translation. Happy Waymarking, Swizzle & Family
Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 05/30/1928

Private or Public Monument?: Other

Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: St. Michael's Society

Geographic Region where the Monument is located: North America

Website for this Monument: [Web Link]

Physical Address of Monument:
Steadwell Cemetery
Amsterdam, New York United States
12010


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