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Edgewater in Bergen County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

For Whom The Bell Tolls

 
 
Edgewater Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, December 11, 2010
1. Edgewater Veterans Memorial
Inscription. This bell is dedicated to all Veterans of Edgewater who served their country honorably in time of war & peace
 
Erected 1983.
 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military. In addition, it is included in the Historic Bells series list.
 
Location. 40° 50.033′ N, 73° 58.272′ W. Memorial is in Edgewater, New Jersey, in Bergen County. It can be reached from River Road near Glenwood Avenue, on the left when traveling south. Located next to the Edgewater Community Center, next to Veterans Field. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1165 River Road, Edgewater NJ 07020, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in New Jersey’s North Jersey, in Greater Newark, and in the New York City Metropolitan Area. 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: Edgewater World War II Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Vriessendael (within shouting distance of this marker); Edgewater Vietnam Veterans Monument (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Tsunesaburo Makiguchi (about 700 feet away); Edgewater World War I Monument (approx. 0.3 miles away); Christopher Columbus Memorial Plaza (approx. 0.4 miles away); Palisades Amusement Park (approx. 0.6 miles away); Burdett's Landing (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Edgewater.
 
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Edgewater Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, December 11, 2010
2. Edgewater Veterans Memorial
[ Foundry Name on the Bell ]
Meneely & Co.,West Troy, N.Y. 1887.
Edgewater Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, December 11, 2010
3. Edgewater Veterans Memorial
Edgewater Community Center image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, December 11, 2010
4. Edgewater Community Center
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 21, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 13, 2010. This page has been viewed 913 times since then and 9 times this year. Last updated on August 21, 2020, by Carl Scott Zimmerman of Kirkwood, Missouri. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 13, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
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