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Tottenville Memorial Park

 
 
Tottenville Memorial Park, June 2013 image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Larry Gertner, June 27, 2013
1. Tottenville Memorial Park, June 2013
The long-time arrangement of the park's memorials.
Inscription.
Marker 1:
This park is dedicated to members of the N.Y.C. Police and Fire Department who died in the line of Duty.
June 11, 1967
Sponsored by Tottenville Merchants Ass’n.

Marker 2:
Tottenville September 11 Memorial
Dedicated to the Tottenville residents who died at the World Trade Center om September 11, 2001

Firefighter Paul M. Beyer • Louis A. Caporicci • Firefighter Scott M. Davidson • Firefighter Francis Esposito • Firefighter Gary P. Geidel • Firefighter Jeffrey J. Giordano • Michele B. Lanza • Firefighter Carl E. Molinaro • Marion Nardone, Jr. • Firefighter Paul J. Pansini

Love, Honor, Remembrance
Tottenville Historical Society
2011

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: 9/11 AttacksCharity & Public WorkLaw Enforcement.
 
Location. 40° 30.543′ N, 74° 14.831′ W. Memorial is on Staten Island, New York, in Richmond County. It is in Tottenville. It is at the intersection of Amboy Road and Main Street, on the right when traveling south on Amboy Road. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Staten Island NY 10307, 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 of this marker: Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Tottenville September 11 Memorial Clock
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(a few steps from this marker); Veterans Memorial Park (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Welcome to Tottenville (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Biddle House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Reflections of a Maritime Community (approx. half a mile away); Conference House and Museum (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Conference House (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Staten Island.
 
Other markers no longer nearby. Biddle House (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Conference House (was approx. half a mile away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
 
Tottenville Memorial Park, June 2013 image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Larry Gertner, June 27, 2013
2. Tottenville Memorial Park, June 2013
The flagpole memorial plaques.
Tottenville Memorial Park, June 2013 image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Larry Gertner, June 27, 2013
3. Tottenville Memorial Park, June 2013
The NYPD/FDNY memorial plaque.
Tottenville Memorial Park, June 2013 image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Larry Gertner, June 27, 2013
4. Tottenville Memorial Park, June 2013
The 9/11 memorial plaque.
Tottenville Memorial Park, June 2013 image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Larry Gertner, June 27, 2013
5. Tottenville Memorial Park, June 2013
Off to the left, the Veterans Memorial.
Tottenville Memorial Park, August 2020 image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Larry Gertner, August 29, 2020
6. Tottenville Memorial Park, August 2020
The current park arrangement.
Tottenville Memorial Park, August 2020 image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Larry Gertner, August 29, 2020
7. Tottenville Memorial Park, August 2020
The new memorial plaque at the flagpole.
Tottenville Memorial Park, August 2020 image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Larry Gertner, August 29, 2020
8. Tottenville Memorial Park, August 2020
Unlike the original, the new plaque honors only FDNY members.
Tottenville Memorial Park, August 2020 image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Larry Gertner, August 29, 2020
9. Tottenville Memorial Park, August 2020
The original three markers have been removed from the park grounds and relocated in a parking lot next door.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 17, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 286 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on September 17, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
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