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Mark H. Dunkelman

Historic Preservation Progress At Imperiled Civil War Memorial

March 27, 2019 by Mark H. Dunkelman 2 Comments

Three Civil War veterans pose for a tintype at the dedication of the Cattaraugus County Memorial and Historical BuildingIn a posting here on November 22, 2015 (“An Imperiled Civil War Memorial”), I related the history to that date of the Cattaraugus County Memorial and Historical Building in Little Valley. More than two hundred Civil War veterans attended the dedication of the Memorial and Historical Building in September 1914. The inscription on a plaque above the entrance defined the Memorial as the county’s most significant Civil War monument: “To the memory of its soldiers and sailors in the War of the Rebellion, this building is erected by Cattaraugus County.” [Read more…] about Historic Preservation Progress At Imperiled Civil War Memorial

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Cattaraugus County, Civil War, Historic Preservation, Military History

An Imperiled Civil War Memorial

November 22, 2015 by Mark H. Dunkelman 3 Comments

Cattaraugus County Memorial Dedication 4 copyMore than two hundred Civil War veterans and a large crowd of citizens gathered in Little Valley, the county seat, on September 7, 1914, for the dedication of the Cattaraugus County Memorial and Historical Building. A plaque above the entrance stated the structure’s purpose: “To the memory of its soldiers and sailors in the War of the Rebellion, this building is erected by Cattaraugus County.” [Read more…] about An Imperiled Civil War Memorial

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Cattaraugus County, Civil War, Historic Preservation, Landmark Society of Western NY

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