Salem Veterans
Salem has the honor of remembering many fine men and women who have served in the armed services for our country.
Many memorials in town have been erected to honor these brave people, as well as squares named for those who gave their lives for their country.
The memorials for World War I are: 23rd Regiment Boulder on Salem Common, Memorial to the Boys of the Immaculate Conception in front of the Immaculate
Conception Church, Ward Three World War I Memorial on Dalton Parkway and World War I Monument at the intersection of Jefferson and Lawrence Streets.
Mourning Victory on Lafayette Street is in honor of both World War I and II.
In 2013, the city began work to rededicate veteran's squares around the city that have missing signs.
The city website has a map with veterans squares highlighted with stars, which also give veteran's individual information. Click on the i on the right sidebar
to activate the vets information.
The Friends of the Greenlawn cemetery have produced tour booklets with valuable information on the Civil War veterans buried there. See Tour booklet June 2015 in Vertical File "Greenlawn Cemetery Tour"
The links below have more information on these memorials.
See Also
- Vertical File in Salem Collection - Veterans
- Vertical File in Salem Collection - Greenlawn Cemetery Tour
- "Memorial Day 2013: A city remembers: Salem launches project to dedicate, replace veteran's signs" Salem News, May 27, 2013, p. 1
- City of Salem Veteran's Squares map City of Salem website
- Essex Veterans Memorial Sites(Salem) Click on individual Wards for maps of Sites
- Veterans Memorials of Essex County List of Veterans Squares in Salem. Choose Salem then search.
