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Tag Archives: Cattaraugus County
Cattaraugus County Memorial Preservation Update
It’s been a while since we brought you an update regarding the preservation battle to save the Cattaraugus County Memorial and Historical Building in Little Valley, New York. You can get caught up on the story in some earlier posts … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Civilian, Common Soldier, Material Culture, Memory, Monuments, Preservation, Ties to the War
Tagged CAMP, Cattaraugus County, Cattaraugus County Civil War Memorial and Historical Building, Mark Dunkelman, memorial, Preservation, restoration, Tom Stetz
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Good News from Western New York
For those who’ve been following the ongoing story in Cattaraugus County New York…. The county legislature met this afternoon to vote on the final fate of the county’s Civil War Memorial and Historical Building. According to local preservationist Tom Stetz, … Continue reading
Breaking Trust with Civil War Vets in Catt Co., New York?
Last year, I wrote about efforts in Cattaraugus County, NY, to demolish a Civil War memorial and historic building erected by the war’s veterans. Twelve months later, the effort to save the memorial continues. On Friday, The Buffalo (NY) News … Continue reading
Posted in Memory, Preservation
Tagged 154th New York, Buffalo News, Cattaraugus County, Lewis Warner, Mark Dunkelman, Preservation
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CAMPers Making Progress in Memorial Preservation
From historian Mark Dunkelman, we receive news that “there have been noteworthy and positive recent developments in the fight to save the Cattaraugus County Memorial and Historical Building in Little Valley (NY).” Back in the fall, ECW’s Chris Mackowski wrote … Continue reading
Posted in Memory, Monuments, Preservation
Tagged 154th New York, Cattaraugus County, Preservation, St. Bonaventure
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The Men of Cattaraugus County: Why They Fought
Last week, I mentioned a rather sick-to-my-stomach turn of events in Cattaraugus County, New York (where I teach). County legislators want to demolish the Civil War memorial in order to put in a parking lot. In my open letter to … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Common Soldier, Medical, Memory, Personalities
Tagged "Hardtack" Regiment, 154th New York, Cattaraugus County, Mark Dunkelman
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Paving Over Civil War Memory in the Sesquicentennial Season
A recent decision by legislators in Cattaraugus Country, New York, has paved the way for the destruction of the county’s Civil War Memorial and Historical Building. Men from Cattaraugus County served in a number of regiments during the war, but … Continue reading
Posted in Memory, Monuments, Sesquicentennial, Ties to the War
Tagged "Hardtack" Regiment, Cattaraugus County, Mark Dunkelman
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