Port Richmond on Staten Island in Richmond County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Egbert Square

Photographed by Erik Lander

1. Egbert Square Marker

Inscription. For God and Country
Egbert Square
named in honor of
Arthur Stanley Egbert
Sea 2C USNRF
who died in the sinking of the
USS President Lincoln on May 31, 1918, and dedicated to the men and women
of Port Richmond and Graniteville
who devotedly served their country
in the World War - 1917 - 1918.

Erected by Arthur S. Egbert Post No. 95 of The American Legion.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, World I • Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 40° 37.506′ N, 74° 8.666′ W. Memorial is on Staten Island, New York, in Richmond County. It is in Port Richmond. It is on Forest Avenue near Port Richmond Avenue and Willowbrook Rd. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Staten Island NY 10302, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in New York City.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance

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of this marker: History of Lake Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); The Bayonne Bridge (approx. half a mile away); Port Richmond (approx. 0.6 miles away); Neighborhoods & People (approx. 0.6 miles away); Westerleigh Park (approx. 0.7 miles away); Recreation and Leisure (approx. 0.7 miles away); Raising the Roadway (approx. 0.8 miles away); Designers and Engineers (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Staten Island.

Also see . . . Egbert Triangle - City of New York Parks and Recreation. (Submitted on January 26, 2012, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

Photographed by Larry Gertner, May 9, 2015

2. Egbert Square Marker

The World War I Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 23, 2012, by Erik Lander of Brooklyn, New York. This page has been viewed 830 times since then and 13 times this year. Last updated on May 10, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. Photos: 1. submitted on January 23, 2012, by Erik Lander of Brooklyn, New York. 2. submitted on May 10, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.