Somers Point in Atlantic County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Richard Somers Memorial Building

Photographed by Michael Herrick, September 21, 2017

1. Richard Somers Memorial Building Marker

Inscription. Master Comandant, U.S.N.
Richard Somers
Memorial Building
Dedicated
Sept. 4, 1976
In His Honor
Naval Hero
Battle of Tripoli
Sept. 15, 1778 — Sept. 4, 1804

Erected 1976.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 39° 18.775′ N, 74° 35.78′ W. Memorial is in Somers Point, New Jersey, in Atlantic County. It is at the intersection of Shore Road and W. New Jersey Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Shore Road. Located in front of Somers Point City Hall. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1 West New Jersey Avenue, Somers Point NJ 08244, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Somers Point City Hall

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(a few steps from this marker); Somers Point World War I Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Somers Point World War II Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Somers Point World War I Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Somers Point Bapist Church (within shouting distance of this marker); The Anchorage (approx. 0.2 miles away); Shipbuilding (approx. 0.2 miles away); Burial Ground of Col. Richard Somers (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Somers Point.

Also see . . . Richard Somers on Wikipedia. (Submitted on October 9, 2017, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)

Photographed by Michael Herrick, September 21, 2017

2. Richard Somers Memorial Building Marker

Richard Somers Memorial Building Marker in front of City Hall image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael Herrick, September 21, 2017

3. Richard Somers Memorial Building Marker in front of City Hall

Richard Somers image. Click for full size.

Internet Archive

4. Richard Somers

from Our Navy and the Barbary Corsairs by Gardiner W. Allen, 1905.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 9, 2017, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 387 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 9, 2017, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. 4. submitted on December 3, 2023, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.