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Port Jervis in Orange County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Banach Olympic Circle

 
 
Banach Olympic Circle Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 3, 2009
1. Banach Olympic Circle Marker
Inscription.
Ed Banach   &   Lou Banach
90 kg.       100 kg.
1984 Olympic Gold Medalists
Free style wrestling
Dedicated Sept. 1, 1984 – E. Arthur Gray, Mayor

 
Erected 1984 by Minisink Valley Historical Society.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports. A significant historical date for this entry is September 1, 1690.
 
Location. 41° 22.515′ N, 74° 41.581′ W. Marker is in Port Jervis, New York, in Orange County. It is at the intersection of Front Street and Pike Street, on the left when traveling south on Front Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Port Jervis NY 12771, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York and in the Hudson Valley. 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: Port Jervis Fire Department (within shouting distance of this marker); Port Jervis (within shouting distance of this marker); James Madison (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Veterans Memorial (about 400 feet away); Alexander Hamilton (about 400 feet away); V. Edward Keshian (about 500 feet away); Erie Turntable (about 500 feet away); 1903 Library (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Port Jervis.
 
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Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 3, 2009
2. Marker in Port Jervis
Banach Olympic Circle image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 3, 2009
3. Banach Olympic Circle
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 5, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,242 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on July 5, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
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