Monroe Township in Gloucester County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
First National POW-MIA Memorial Park
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 14, 2020
1. First National POW-MIA Memorial Park Marker
POW-MIA
Memorial Park
Dedicated 18 September 1998
to
American POW-MIA
Jack Libby, Mayor
Vietnam Veteran
Debra Terch, Director
Community Affairs
Lou Palumbo, St. Coordinator
Vietnam Veteran
Carl Jernegan, Director
Buildings & Grounds
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 39° 41.011′ N, 74° 59.529′ W. Memorial is near Monroe, New Jersey, in Gloucester County. It is in Monroe Township. It is at the intersection of South Main Street and Blue Bell Road (County Road 633), on the left when traveling north on South Main Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 328 S Main St, Williamstown NJ 08094, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in South Jersey and in Greater Philadelphia. It is also 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Christopher Columbus (here, next to this marker); Ireland-Hofer House (within shouting distance of this marker); First Police Station (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Free Reading Room and Library Association (about 500 feet away); The Buffalo Soldiers - 22nd Regiment U.S. Colored Troops
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Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 16, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 606 times since then and 17 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on March 16, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
