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Westbury World Trade Center Attack Memorial

 
 
Westbury World Trade Center Attack Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, October 2, 2016
1. Westbury World Trade Center Attack Memorial
Inscription. In solemn and lasting memory of those innocent Westbury citizens who lost their lives in the attack on the World Trade Center

We Will Never Forget

David G. Arce, Richard A. Aronow
Michael Boyle, Richard G. Bruehert
Thomas P. Deangelis, David J. Fontana
Wade B. Green, Ann Mcgovern
Thomas Strada

September 11, 2001

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: 9/11 Attacks.
 
Location. 40° 45.695′ N, 73° 35.218′ W. Memorial is in Westbury, New York, in Nassau County. It is at the intersection of Post Avenue and Rockland Street, on the left when traveling south on Post Avenue. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 360 Post Avenue, Westbury NY 11590, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the New York City Metropolitan Area and on Long Island. 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: Westbury World War I Memorial (here, next to this marker); Westbury World War II Memorial (here, next to this marker); House of Ambrose Clark (within shouting distance of this marker); Robert Bacon Memorial Children's Library (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Westbury Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (approx. 0.3 miles away); Westbury Friends Meeting House
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(approx. 0.3 miles away); Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Westbury African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Westbury.
 
Westbury World Trade Center Attack Memorial - wide view image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, October 2, 2016
2. Westbury World Trade Center Attack Memorial - wide view
The 9/11 memorial is visible on the right, along with WW I and WW II memorials, and a dedication plaque. In the background is the Westbury Community Center, which was formerly the home of Ambrose Clark, an heir to the Singer sewing machine estate.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 4, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 4, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 448 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on January 4, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
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