The stretch of the Memorial Parkway from Genesee Street to Sherman Place is home to 14 monuments dedicated to everyone from the military strategists of the Revolutionary War to the soldiers that lost their lives in the wars that preceded the country's independence from England. There also are statues remembering those who dedicated their lives to the city through philanthropy and service, be it by donating hundreds of acres of land or by giving their lives to its protection. Here's a look at the monuments:

1. James Schoolcraft Sherman: Memorial Parkway/Genesee Street, erected by the Sherman Memorial Committee in 1923. Sherman, a Utican, served as vice president of the United States from 1909 to 1912 under President William Howard Taft. Nicknamed "Sunny Jim" because of his genial personality, he died of heart disease in 1912 at age 57, after spending many of his last days in his home on Genesee Street near Clinton Place.

2. Major Gen. Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben: Memorial Parkway/Genesee Street, erected by the Utica German American Alliance in 1914. Often referred to as Baron von Steuben, the German-born military officer was George Washington's chief of staff. After the war, he settled in Remsen where he is buried at what now is a state historical site.

3. Vietnam Memorial: Memorial Parkway/Holland Avenue, dedicated in 1985. Dedicated to the men and women from Oneida County who served in Vietnam between 1959 and 1975. It also lists all of the casualties from the county and bears the inscription "Gone and Not Forgotten."

4. George E. Dunham: Memorial Parkway/Holland Avenue, erected in 1931. Dunham was editor of the Utica Daily Press and president of the Press Publishing Co. Born in Clayville in 1859, Dunham also spent time as an attorney, vice principal of the Whitestown Seminary, manager of the Utica State Hospital for the Insane, and was chairman of the Utica Light Commission. He died in 1922.

5. Brigadier Gen. Casmir Pulaski: Memorial Parkway/Oneida Street, erected in 1930. Pulaski, a Polish-born soldier and military commander, distinguished himself throughout the American Revolution as a general in the Continental Army and saved the life of George Washington. He died in 1745 at the Battle of Savannah.

6. Spanish American War/USS Maine Memorial: Memorial Parkway/Oneida Street, erected in 1915. Adorned by a statue known as "The Hiker," it is dedicated to the soldiers and sailors of the Spanish American War by the citizens of Oneida County. It also marks the sinking of the USS Maine, which was destroyed Feb. 15, 1898, in Havana Harbor. It bears a plaque made from metal recovered from the vessel.

7. POW/MIA Memorial: Memorial Parkway, across from the Val Bialas Sports Center, erected by the New York State POW/MIA Action Group in 1992. A monument dedicated to all prisoners of war and those missing in action. It bears the inscription "We speak for those who can't."

8. Central New York War Memorial: Memorial Parkway/Kemble Street, erected by the New York State POW/MIA Action Group in 2000. A three-sided monument in remembrance of those who fought and served during World Wars I and II and the Korean War.

9. Mary S. Hendricks Police and Firefighters Memorial Park: Memorial Parkway/Kemble Street, erected in 2005. Named after a Utica woman who served as an advocate for the Utica Police and Fire departments, it contains a monument dedicated to all those who have served the departments, and another memorializing the Rev. David G. Looney, a fire department chaplain who died in 1988.

10. Statue of Liberty: Memorial Parkway/Elm Street, erected in 1950. Given to Utica by the Boy Scouts of America as a "pledge of everlasting fidelity and loyalty."

11. Thomas R. Proctor: Memorial Parkway/Elm Street, erected in 1921. Erected by the people of Utica to "perpetuate the memory of Thomas Redfield Proctor, who gave to the city he loved its magnificent system of public parks."

12. Swan Memorial Fountain (not pictured): Located on Elm Street, between Pleasant Street and the Parkway, the Swan Fountain is an ornate fountain dedicated to Joseph R. Swan, a prominent Utica lawyer, by his wife. The fountain was designed by Frederick MacMonnies, which is why it is sometimes referred to as the MacMonnies Fountain.

13. Christopher Columbus: Memorial Parkway/Mohawk Street, erected in 1952. Given to the city by the Federation of Italian-American Societies of Utica, it originally stood outside of the entrance to the Observer-Dispatch, but was relocated to its current location in 1966 when Oriskany Street was revamped.

14. Sept. 11 Memorial: Memorial Parkway/Sherman Place. A monument dedicated to the memory of the 2,998 people who died during the terrorist attacks on New York City, the Pentagon and Shanksville, Pennsylvania.