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Central Park West Historic District in Manhattan in New York County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Knights of Pythias Memorial

 
 
Knights of Pythias Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Larry Gertner, May 1, 2015
1. Knights of Pythias Memorial Marker
Inscription.
To our valiant brothers who died
In the service of our country
In World War I
Knights of Pythias - State of New York

Sidney A Schwartz 60th Infantry, Machine Co. Triange Lodge #153
Morris Dickstein 4th Infantry, Co. C Cosmopolitan Lodge #202
Louis I Hirschfield 30th Infantry Co. D, Cosmopolitan Lodge #202
Solomon D. Katz 41st Co. Provost Guard, Cosmopolitan Lodge #202
David Riesman Commissary Dept. Washington D. C. Nonpareil Lodge #214
Jerome Heine 111th Infantry Co. 11 Pinta Lodge #331
David M. Klein 307th Infantry Co. K Columbus Lodge #332
Jesse Steinthal 308th Infantry Co. K. Sioux Lodge #337
Alexander Goldberg 308th Infantry Claremore Lodge #451
Emanuel Brode 30th Infantry Headquarters Co. Fancourt Lodge#452
 
Erected by Knights of Pythias - State of New York.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
 
Location. 40° 46.333′ N, 73° 58.269′ W. Memorial is in Manhattan, New York, in New York County. It is in the Central Park West Historic District. It can be reached from The Mall. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office
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area: New York NY 10019, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in New York City. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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: 307th Infantry AEF (here, next to this marker); Memorial Tree (a few steps from this marker); Company B, 307th Infantry (a few steps from this marker); Company E, 307th Infantry, 77th Division (within shouting distance of this marker); Company H, 307th Infantry, 77th Division (within shouting distance of this marker); Company C, 307th Infantry, 77th Division (within shouting distance of this marker); Company “D” 307th Infantry, 77th Division (within shouting distance of this marker); Machine Gun Company, 307th Infantry, 77th Division, A.E.F. (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map
The marker in relation to the 307th's markers. image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Larry Gertner, November 19, 2016
2. The marker in relation to the 307th's markers.
of all markers in Manhattan.
 
More about this memorial. The marker is in Central Park. It was placed in the 307th Infantry Regiment Memorial Grove, even though only one of those listed belonged to that regiment.
The marker is in error - there couldn't have been a "Co. 11", as they are designated alphabetically.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 14, 2017, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 477 times since then and 22 times this year. Last updated on February 12, 2019, by Bruce Guthrie of Silver Spring, Maryland. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 14, 2017, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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