American Legion Post 1518

American Legion Post 1518 was established on May 31, 1946 and received its charter from the national headquarters almost two years later on May 12, 1948. Joseph Coleman Pendergrass served as the first Commander. A previous veterans' organization, Burtiss Williams Post, named for a local soldier who died in the influenza epidemic during the first World War, was in existence from 1920 to 1941. The Legion purchased the land for the Hall from the Prospect Hill Cemetery for one dollar after problems with the previous building made the cost of repairs prohibitive. The site already had a memorial stone which had been placed in 1926 by the Argyle Village Improvement Association and a cannon, which had been moved from an area near the bank. In 1994, the Post dedicated a new monument to veterans to replace the previous one which had deteriorated. Don Bain, who with Billy Copeland had unveiled the original stone, wrote the inscription "Dedicated to the memory of veterans of all wars, police actions and conflicts in which the country has been involved." For many years, the annual summer bazaar drew crowds to play games of chance and eat hot dogs with Bain's famous meat sauce. The Legion also put out the community calendar as a fund raising project. Information taken from an article by Joy M. Hanchett, in Argyle, My Argyle.

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