Corona in Queens in Queens County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
New York Worlds Fair
1939 - 1940
1964 - 1965
New Amsterdam Entrance
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 5, 2022
who visited the
New York Worlds Fair
1939 - 1940
Herbert C. Hoover, USA Franklin D. Roosevelt, USA George VI, Great Britain Anastasio Somoza, Nicaragua
1964 - 1965
Herbert C. Hoover, USA Harry S. Truman, USA Dwight D. Eisenhower, USA John F. Kennedy, USA Lyndon B. Johnson, USA Carlos Julio Arosemena, Equador Romulo Bentacourt, Venezuela Hussein I, Jordan Diosdado Macapagal, Philippines Adolfo Lopez Mateos, Mexico Mwambutsa IV, Burundi Palden Thondup Namgyal, Sikkim Sylvanus Olympio, Togo Francisco J. Orlich, Costa Rica Mohammed Reza Shah Pahlavi, Iran Chung Hee Park, South Korea Pope Paul VI, Vatican City Sukarno, Indonesia Philibert Tsiranana, Malagasy Eamon de Valera, Eire
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Events. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #31 Herbert Hoover, the Former U.S. Presidents: #32 Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Former U.S. Presidents: #33 Harry S. Truman, the Former U.S. Presidents: #34 Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Former U.S. Presidents: #35 John F. Kennedy, and the Former U.S. Presidents: #36 Lyndon B. Johnson series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1939.
Location. 40° 45.042′ N, 73° 50.994′ W. Marker is in Queens, New York, in Queens County. It is in Corona. Marker is at the intersection of Shea Road and Calvert Circle when traveling south on Shea Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 78-25 Shea Rd, Corona NY 11368, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Gemini Titan II (approx. 0.2 miles away); Man on the Moon / Rocket History (approx. 0.2 miles away); Rocket Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); The 1964-65 New York World's Fair (approx. Ό mile away); Mercury - Atlas D (approx. Ό mile away); Lunar Golf (approx. Ό mile away); Monk Parakeet (approx. 0.3 miles away); What's Amazing about this Aviary? (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Queens.
More about this marker. "Ecuador" is misspelled on the marker as "Equador".
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 5, 2022
Credits. This page was last revised on August 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 11, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 161 times since then and 14 times this year. Last updated on March 12, 2022, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 11, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.