{"id":10400,"date":"2019-08-03T17:12:25","date_gmt":"2019-08-03T21:12:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=10400"},"modified":"2019-08-03T17:12:25","modified_gmt":"2019-08-03T21:12:25","slug":"genesee-county-upton-monument-rededicated-after-100-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2019\/08\/03\/genesee-county-upton-monument-rededicated-after-100-years\/","title":{"rendered":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Upton Monument rededicated after 100 years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"900\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/taAgzP1tGVU?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Joint Veteran&#8217;s Council of Genesee County held a rededication ceremony at the Upton Monument at Rt. 5 and 63 on Saturday morning, marking 100 years since the historical cornerstone of Genesee County was constructed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;It represents the heart of our county,&#8221; says Jim Neider, American Legion Post 332.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Its important so no future residents will forget the sacrifices that were made.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" data-attachment-id=\"10402\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2019\/08\/03\/genesee-county-upton-monument-rededicated-after-100-years\/upton-still\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Upton-still.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Upton still\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Upton-still.jpg?fit=900%2C506&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Upton-still.jpg?resize=900%2C506&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Upton-still.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Upton-still.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Upton-still.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Upton-still.jpg?resize=150%2C84&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Upton-still.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Upton-still.jpg?w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The monument pays tribute to the Union Army&#8217;s Emory Upton and was constructed to commemorate the end of the civil war. It was dedicated on August 6, 1919.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was originally called the Soldiers and Sailors Monument, but was renamed after Genesee County&#8217;s most famous Civil War Veteran, Army Brevit Major General Upton, colonel of the Fourth Regiment of Artillery. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Later, the monument was expanded and also recognized WWI, WWII, Korean and Vietnam Veterans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to local historians, the Architect who designed the monument, C.A. Worden, was a local company that was responsible for many monuments in Gettysburg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After it was built, there was controversy as to whether the statue of Upton was an actual likeness of Upton himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Link to more information on Upton below<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"900\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Q7oAzBBQ7xs?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Joint Veteran&#8217;s Council of Genesee County held a rededication ceremony at the Upton Monument at Rt. 5 and 63 on Saturday morning, marking 100 years since the historical cornerstone of Genesee County was constructed. &#8220;It represents the heart of our county,&#8221; says Jim Neider, American Legion Post 332. &#8220;Its \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2019\/08\/03\/genesee-county-upton-monument-rededicated-after-100-years\/\">Continue reading<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10402,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[8,23,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10400","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-batavia","category-genesee-county","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8eTP4-2HK","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":58808,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2024\/11\/08\/genesee-county-veterans-day-ceremonies-for-november-11th\/","url_meta":{"origin":10400,"position":0},"title":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Veterans Day Ceremonies for November 11th","author":"aka","date":"November 8, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"VETERANS DAY CEREMONIES SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2024 9:00 AM-GENESEE COUNTY PARK (VVA)10:00 AM-BATAVIA VAMC10:15 AM-NYS VETERANS HOME11:00 AM-UPTON MONUMENT11:30 AM-JEROME CENTER(UMMC) MONUMENTORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATING:VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF GENESEE COUNTYGENESEE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION POSTSVIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA \u2013 Chapter #193 GENESEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE IS HOSTING A VETERAN'S DAY SERVICE\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Genesee County&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Genesee County","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/category\/genesee-county\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":55421,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2024\/08\/04\/genesee-county-town-of-batavia-road-closure-notice\/","url_meta":{"origin":10400,"position":1},"title":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Town of Batavia\/Road Closure Notice","author":"aka","date":"August 4, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Upton Road\/Large Span Culvert Project Batavia, New York\u2014The Genesee County Highway Department would like to inform the public about anupcoming road closure on Upton Road in the Town of Batavia. 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