Bolton Veterans' Memorial - Bolton Landings, NY
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member tatie
N 43° 33.482 W 073° 39.303
18T E 608627 N 4823664
Bolton Veterans' Memorial is located in Bolton Landings, NY.
Waymark Code: WMF3JW
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 08/17/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Math Teacher
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The Bolton Landing Veterans Memorial is a nice place to stop in the Village of Bolton Landing.

It is dedicated to the men from the area who died in WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, and the Persian Gulf.

There are some artillery displays and plaques explaining "The Scout" sculpture and "The Battlefield Marker".
Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial

Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
WW I WW II Korean War Vietnam War Persian Gulf War


In Honor Of: Bolton Veterans

Marker Text:
Cannon to right of them, Cannon to left of them, Cannon in front of them Volley'd and thunder'd; Storm'd at with shot and shell, Boldly they rode and well, Into the jaws of Death, Into the mouth of hell Rode the six hundred.


Date of dedication: june 16,2001

Who Put it Here?: # 961

Description of Memorial:
This is a large memorial with different parts showing different aspects of the military life. There is a cannon (where a geocache is hidden...)and the Scout sculpture that really seems to be in action. I found the place during a bicycle ride in the area.


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