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Financial District in Manhattan in New York County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

December 21, 1953

 
 
December 21, 1953 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 4, 2022
1. December 21, 1953 Marker
Inscription.
144 convalescing Korean War veterans from the New York metropolitan area
 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Korean. In addition, it is included in the New York, Broadway - The Canyon of Heroes series list. A significant historical date for this entry is December 21, 1953.
 
Location. 40° 42.508′ N, 74° 0.672′ W. Marker is in Manhattan, New York, in New York County. It is in the Financial District. Memorial is on Broadway just south of Thames Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 111 Broadway, New York NY 10006, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. March 31, 1954 (here, next to this marker); The American Institute of Architects (here, next to this marker); Veteran Corps of Artillery (here, next to this marker); November 5, 1953 (a few steps from this marker); April 22, 1954 (a few steps from this marker); June 1, 1954 (a few steps from this marker); October 26, 1953 (a few steps from this marker); October 20, 1953 (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manhattan.
 
Regarding December 21, 1953. This is one of the 206 sidewalk markers commemorating a NYC ticker-tape parade.
 
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Broadway
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- The Canyon of Heroes: This is the explanatory marker for all the similar strips embedded in the sidewalk to commemorate the dates and honorees of a ticker-tape parade.
 
Also see . . .  The History Of New York’s Ticker-Tape Parades. Downtown Alliance website entry:
Links to listing and backgrounds of all 206 parades to date. (Submitted on October 29, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 3, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 65 times since then and 9 times this year. Photo   1. submitted on November 6, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.

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