World War I Memorial - Lake Placid
N 44° 17.122 W 073° 58.993
18T E 581128 N 4904071
This World War I Memorial is on the Grounds of the Adirondack Community Church.
Waymark Code: WM9K6F
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 08/28/2010
Views: 12
In a quiet little garden overlooking Mirror Lake, on the Adirondack Community Church grounds, stands the lovely stone monument to the Lake Placid men who died in World War I. The September 6, 1929 issue of the Lake Placid News described the dedication ceremony for this monument:
"Under Adirondack skies smiling September blue, 2000 men, women and children gathered on the plot of ground below the Adirondack Community Church to witness and take part in the impressive exercises dedicating the William S. Benson memorial cross as a gift to the Lake Placid Post of the American Legion in honor of the memory of the eight men from Lake Placid who gave their lives for their country in the Great War."
The monument was dedicated to the memory of Mervin E. Bennett, Alfred C. Costello, David M. Dwyer, Cecil T. Emenwein, Albert E. Foley, John Toohey, Edward J. Wilkins and Harold L. Wilkins. Inscribed above these men's names on the monument is the simple legend, "Their Names Liveth for Evermore."
Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 01/01/1928
Private or Public Monument?: Other
Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: William S. Benson
Geographic Region where the Monument is located: North America
Physical Address of Monument:
Main Street
Lake Placid, NY USA
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