Central Park West Historic District in Manhattan in New York County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
S. Rankin Drew
Photographed by Larry Gertner, August 26, 2020
1. S. Rankin Drew plaque
S. Rankin Drew
Killed in action May-19-1918.
This tree was planted
May-19-1920
by S. Rankin Drew Post.
American Legion
Erected 1920 by S. Rankin Drew Post, American Legion.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
Location. 40° 46.421′ N, 73° 58.333′ W. Memorial is in Manhattan, New York, in New York County. It is in the Central Park West Historic District. It can be reached from Terrace Drive. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Central Park, New York NY 10024, 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: City Employees War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Restoration of Bethesda Arcades Minton Tile Ceiling: (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bethesda Fountain and Terrace (about 400 feet away); Edwin Franko Goldman (about 500 feet away); In Memory of Elkan Naumburg (about 500 feet away); 307th Infantry AEF (about 600 feet away); Knights of Pythias Memorial (about 600 feet away); Mary Harriman Rumsey Playground (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manhattan.
Another marker is no longer nearby. The Falconer Statue
this page online
Also see . . .
1. S. Rankin Drew Memorial. Official NYC Parks description (Submitted on November 23, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. Sidney Rankin Drew. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on November 23, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Larry Gertner, August 26, 2020
2. S. Rankin Drew Memorial
* The marker is at the base of the tree. *
via Wikipedia, unknown
3. Sidney Rankin Drew: actor, director
Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 23, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 353 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 23, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
