Tour Overview
Tour sites that commemorate the men and women of Tompkins County who have served in wartime, from the Revolutionary War to the current conflicts in Southwest Asia.
Tompkins County honors veterans who have served during wartime in many ways. Volunteers decorate veterans' gravestones with American flags on Veterans Day and Memorial Day. Parades include veterans and their supporters. At the "11 on the 11th" Veterans Day ceremony at DeWitt Park's War Memorial, attendees pay tribute to the fallen and their fellow soldiers.
Visit the sites on this Tompkins County Veterans' Memorials Tour to learn about the men and women who distinguished themselves through military service from the Revolutionary War to the most recent armed conflicts.
ACCESSIBILITY NOTES ABOUT THE TOUR:
Intended to be a driving tour or an avid biking trail.
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Stops
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Stop 1: Groton Rural Cemetery
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Stop 2: Terrence C. Graves Memorial
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Stop 3: The American Legion
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Stop 4: Civil War Nurses Memorial
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Stop 5: Dryden Village Green
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Stop 6: Willow Glen Cemetery
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Stop 7: Green Hills Cemetery
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Stop 8: Caroline War Memorial
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Stop 9: Anabel Taylor Hall
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Stop 10: War Memorial at Lyon and McFaddin Halls
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Stop 11: Baldwin Memorial Staircase
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Stop 12: Old East Cemetery
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Stop 13: Doctor Tarbell and Mary Conant Tarbell Grave
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Stop 14: Grand Army of the Republic Monument
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Stop 15: Charles S. Shaw Grave
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Stop 16: Lt. Earl W. Benjamin Jr. Oak Tree
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Stop 17: James T. Van Slyck Grave
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Stop 18: St. James AME Zion Church
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Stop 19: Dewitt Park
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Stop 20: Old Immaculate Conception School
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Stop 21: Ludlowville Park
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