Civil War Monument - Corning, NY, USA
N 42° 08.345 W 077° 02.438
18T E 331364 N 4667233
This monument is in the Veterans Memorial Park in southeast Corning, NY.
Waymark Code: WM1801V
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 04/30/2023
Views: 1
The monument is at the intersection of Cohocton Street (New York State Route 225) and 1st Street, on the left when traveling south on Cohocton Street. The monument is in Veterans Memorial Park, a small triangular pocket park between Cohocton St., 1st St., and Park Ave.
The monument was erected 1911 by the Patriotic Organizations and Citizens of Corning.
The inscription reads:
In memory of those
who served their country
during the
War for the Preservation of the Union
1861 — 1865
The following battle locations are on each of the four sides:
Fort Sumter • Antietam
Gettysburg • Appomattox
a nearby plaque reads:
The City of Corning
is privileged to be a
part of honoring our
Corning Area Veterans
with this memorial
Date Installed or Dedicated: 01/01/1911
Name of Government Entity or Private Organization that built the monument: Patriotic Organizations and Citizens of Corning
Union, Confederate or Other Monument: Union
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