American Legion Post 49 in Warsaw announced Monday its decision to find a new location.
“As we prepare for our 100th anniversary in 2019, our post is excited about the opportunities ahead to serve our Veteran members and to establish the Post as a resource in the Warsaw community,” said Bruce Knuoff, post commander. “We believe a new location is important to serve our current members, who now represent Veterans who served during eight different decades, and to make our Post more visible in the Warsaw area.”
American Legion Post 49 was chartered in 1919 and was named in honor of John C. Peterson, the first soldier from Warsaw to die in World War I. The Post moved to its location near Center Lake in 1950 after being in a space above the First National Bank in downtown Warsaw.
The post has engaged with Michael Kinder & Sons Inc., a fourth-generation, family owned design-build commercial contractor, to determine reuse options for the location at 310 N. Buffalo St. Additionally, the Post is working with Michael Kinder & Sons to identify its new Warsaw location.
Post leadership will discuss progress with the building search at its regular meetings at 8 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month at the current post location. The public is welcome to attend.
