Atlantic City in Atlantic County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Terry Meeuwsen
DePere, WI
| | Miss America 1973 | |
"The question I've been asked the most is, do I feel that I've been exploited? Which to me is just as ludicrous because I'm sitting here with ten thousand dollars of scholarship money. It means the difference between being able to further my education or not."
You have the Prisoner of War bracelet on. What's your feeling?
"I'm personally involved with someone who has someone very dear to them over there, but I don't agree with the war in Vietnam. I don't think anyone does, including Nixon."
"Interview with Miss America," Joe Garagiola, National Broadcasting Col, WNBC-TV New York, 9/14/1972
Erected by Miss America Organization.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War, Vietnam • Women. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #37 Richard M. Nixon, and the Miss America Walk series lists.
Location. 39° 21.571′ N, 74° 26.161′ W. Marker is in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in Atlantic County. It is on North Michigan Avenue just north of Atlantic Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map.
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Regionally, this marker is on New Jersey’s Jersey Shore. 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 walking distance of this marker: Jane Jayroe (here, next to this marker); Deborah Bryant (here, next to this marker); Pamela Eldred (here, next to this marker); Vonda Van Dyke (here, next to this marker); Debra Barnes (here, next to this marker); Laurel Lea Schaefer (here, next to this marker); Phyllis George (here, next to this marker); Judith Ford (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Atlantic City.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 25, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 25, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 341 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 25, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
