Bolton Veterans' Memorial - Bolton Landings, NY
Posted by: 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
Views: 2
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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