Financial District in Manhattan in New York County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
November 19, 1954
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Lt. Gen. Withers A. Burress, Retiring Commander of the First Army
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, World I • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the New York, Broadway - The Canyon of Heroes series list. A significant historical date for this entry is November 19, 1954.
Location. 40° 42.531′ N, 74° 0.65′ W. Memorial is in Manhattan, New York, in New York County. It is in the Financial District. It is at the intersection of Broadway and Cedar Street, on the right when traveling south on Broadway. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 125 Broadway, New York NY 10006, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in New York City. 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: September 27, 1954 (here, next to this marker); November 4, 1955 (a few steps from this marker); July 26, 1954 (within shouting distance of this marker); April 15, 1955 (within shouting distance of this marker); June 1, 1954 (within shouting distance of this marker); April 22, 1954 (within shouting distance of this marker); Double Check (within shouting distance of this marker); Veteran Corps of Artillery (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manhattan.
Regarding November 19, 1954. This is one of the 206 sidewalk markers commemorating a NYC ticker-tape
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Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Broadway - 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 Yorks 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 6, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 197 times since then and 14 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on October 6, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
