Sussex County Veteran Memorial - Newton, NJ
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This is the Sussex County Veteran Memorial located in Newton, NJ.
Waymark Code: WMC4QN
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 07/25/2011
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The memorial identifies the branches of the military to honor each of them.
The gardens are each designed to evoke the specific colors of the flags for each branch of service. The gardens will emerge through a succession of color from spring through fall each year and will provide a beautiful place for reflection on the sacrifices made by so many veterans before.
Type of Memorial: Non-Specific Memorial
In Honor Of: All Veterans - Past, Present & Future
Marker Text:
VETERANS MEMORIAL 2005
SUSSEX COUNTY NEW JERSEY
HONORING ALL VETERANS - PAST PRESENT & FUTURE
Date of dedication: 1/1/2005
Who Put it Here?: Musconetcong Post # 278, American Legion - Stanhope, NJ.
Description of Memorial:
The memorial is located on "the green" in the center of Newton, NJ (the county seat of Sussex County). The memorial is an 8 foot disc on the gound that has a 3 legged steel bell tower directly over the disc. Around the structure is a couple of granite blocks listing names of donors that are attached to a bench. Around the cement walway are small gardens with names of different brnaches of the military recognized.
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): Not listed
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