Woonsocket in Providence County, Rhode Island — The American Northeast (New England)

Veterans Memorial Park

Photographed by Michael Herrick, April 27, 2022

1. Veterans Memorial Park Marker

Inscription. Veterans Memorial Park
Ravaged by the Flood of August, 1955
Restored with funds raised by
Lions club of Woonsocket

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Military • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical month for this entry is August 1955.

Location. 42° 0.18′ N, 71° 30.795′ W. Memorial is in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, in Providence County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and Court Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Woonsocket RI 02895, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Blackstone Valley

and in Greater Providence.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in New England,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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 one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Veterans Memorial Bridge (a few steps from this marker); Veterans Memorial

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(a few steps from this marker); First Lieutenant Harold F. Flynn Memorial Square (within shouting distance of this marker); The Story of Hachikō (within shouting distance of this marker); Abraham Lincoln (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Abraham Lincoln (within shouting distance of this marker); Harris Warehouse (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Woonsocket YMCA (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Woonsocket.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Hachikō (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Photographed by Michael Herrick, April 27, 2022

2. Veterans Memorial Park Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 4, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 4, 2022, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 177 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 4, 2022, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.