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    • Balanced Rock (North Salem, NY)
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    • Stone Church (Dover, NY)
    • U.S. Military Museum – Danbury, CT
    • Walkway Over the Hudson (Poughkeepsie, NY)
    • Watts Burying Ground (Pawling, NY)
    • Way Outside Putnam
      • Guilford, NY
      • Norwich, NY
Sgt. Michael Sheerin Memorial Bench
October 17, 2017 admin

The bench, dedicated to Sgt. Michael Sheerin, sits outside the entrance to JFK Elementary School.

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  • Home
  • Gear, Books & Stuff to Buy
  • Recent Posts
  • Who We Are
  • Book Orders
  • Adventure Map
  • Putnam’s Hikes & Sights
    • Adams Corners Historical Marker
    • Arden Point
    • Bailey Cemetery
    • Bailey Park
    • Ballard Burying Ground
    • Barbara Gillette Memorial
    • Bill Huestis Park (Farmers Mills Park)
    • Bob Moran Memorial Stone
    • Borden Bridge Historical Marker
    • Breakneck Ridge
    • Brewster Fire Department Monument
    • Brewster Flagpole Monument
    • Brewster High School Ballfields
    • Brush Hollow Cemetery
    • C.V. Starr Intermediate School Playground & Ballfields
    • Camarda Park
    • Canopus Lake in Fahnestock Park
    • Capt. John Crane Historical Marker
    • Carver Bridge Historical Marker
    • Carver Cemetery
    • Castle Park
    • Cedar Ridge (Saunders Farm)
    • Chamber Park
    • Chancellor Kent Historical Marker
    • Chapel of Our Lady Restoration
    • Chuang Yen Monastery
    • Connecticut Line Historical Marker
    • Constitution Marsh
    • County Courthouse Building & Historical Marker
    • County Fairgrounds Historical Marker
    • County Home Cemetery
    • Danner Family Preserve
    • Darius M. Couch Historical Marker
    • DeForest Corners Historical Marker
    • Doansburg Preserve
    • Donald B. Smith Conservation Area
    • Drewsclift Cemetery
    • Durland Scout Reservation
    • Early Catholic Church Historical Marker
    • Edward Lamere Sr Monument
    • Edward Ryan Memorial Park
    • Enoch Crosby Historical Marker – Carmel
    • Enoch Crosby Historical Marker – Southeast
    • Entrott Family Burial Ground
    • Fanny Crosby Historical Marker
    • Fowler House Historical Marker
    • Fred Dill Wildlife Sanctuary
    • Gage Cemetery
    • Gallimods Hobby Shop & Raceway
    • Glenda Farrell-Henry Ross Preserve
    • Graves Behind Sacred Heart Church
    • H Ted Baumann Club Court Park
    • Hill Cemetery
    • Historic Homes/Sites of Southeast
    • Indian Brook Falls
    • Indian Cemetery
    • Judge Barnabus Carver Historical Marker
    • Jumpin’ Jeepers
    • Laurel Ledges: Turtle Pond
    • Leonard Wagner Memorial Park
    • Little Stony Point State Park
    • Ludington’s March Historical Marker
    • Mahopac Falls Elementary School Playground
    • Matthew Patterson Elementary School Playground
    • Mayfield’s King Kone
    • Mayor John Cesar Monument
    • Memorial Field Baseball Fields
    • Milltown Cemetery
    • Mt. Nimham Fire Tower
    • New York Post Road Mile Marker
    • Old Albany Post Road
    • Old Revolutionary/Old Baptist Cemetery
    • Overseas Veterans Monument
    • Parker Family Ground Cemetery
    • Patriot Park Conservation Area
    • Patterson Environmental Park
    • Patterson Library Park
    • Patterson Little Red Schoolhouse
    • Patterson Rural Cemetery
    • Pelton Pond Nature Trail
    • Playscape
    • Putnam County Historical Marker at Rt 6 & 118
    • Putnam County Veterans Memorial Park
    • Putnam Fencing Center
    • Putnam Lake Fire Department Monument
    • Putnam Lake War Memorial
    • Railroad Station Historical Marker
    • Red Mills Historic Park
    • Rundle’s Mill
    • Salinger’s Orchard Farm Market & Bakery
    • Sept 11th Memorial Gate
    • Sept 11th Monument/Brewster H.S.
    • Shenandoah Mountain
    • Sherwood-Minor Burying Ground
    • Southeast Museum
    • Southeast Veterans Park (Electrazone Field)
    • Spain Cornerstone Park
    • St. Lawrence O’Toole Cemetery
    • Stephen R Blaney Memorial #1
    • Stephen R Blaney Memorial #2
    • Sterling Farm Preserve
    • Taconic Outdoor Education Center
    • Thomas Keasbey Memorial
    • Thunder Ridge Ski Area
    • Tilly Foster Mine Historical Marker
    • Tom’s Path Preserve
    • Tonetta Lake
    • Townsend Cemetery (a.k.a. Gilbert Cemetery)
    • Twin Hill Preserve
    • Twin Redoubts Historical Marker
    • Union (Halstead) Cemetery
    • Union Valley Cemetery & Chapel
    • Volunteer Park
    • Walter Brewster House
    • Wells Park
    • White Pond MUA
    • William Clough Preserve
    • Wonder Lake State Park
  • Weblinks & Books
  • Privacy/Terms
  • Outside of Putnam
    • Balanced Rock (North Salem, NY)
    • Calf Pasture Beach (Norwalk, CT)
    • Camp Foster Park (Fishkill, NY)
    • Croton Point Park (Croton, NY)
    • Farrington Woods on the NY/CT Border
    • Hahlawah Preserve(New Fairfield, CT)
    • Hammonasset Beach State Park(Madison, CT)
    • Harvest Moon Farm & Orchard (North Salem, NY)
    • Hearthstone Castle (Danbury, CT)
    • June Cemetery in North Salem
    • Lakeside Park in Pawling, NY
    • Love Preserve (Vista, NY)
    • Muscoot Farm (Katonah, NY)
    • Outhouse Orchards (North Salem, NY)
    • Rainbow’s End Butterfly Farm (Pawling, NY)
    • Stone Church (Dover, NY)
    • U.S. Military Museum – Danbury, CT
    • Walkway Over the Hudson (Poughkeepsie, NY)
    • Watts Burying Ground (Pawling, NY)
    • Way Outside Putnam
      • Guilford, NY
      • Norwich, NY