Concord on Staten Island in Richmond County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The Healing Garden
A Living Memorial
Photographed By Larry Gertner, January 18, 2021
1. The Healing Garden Marker
Honoring Staten Islanders Who Perished in the World Trade Center Disaster on SEPTEMBER 11, 2001
Dedicated September 9, 2003 by the
Federated Garden Clubs of New York State, Inc.
“May this garden be a place of comfort, a sign of compassion, and a reminder to us all of how lives were changed on that day”
United States Department of Agriculture Forest service “Living Memorials Project”
Erected 2003 by Federated Garden Clubs of New York State, Inc.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: 9/11 Attacks. A significant historical date for this entry is September 11, 2001.
Location. 40° 36.519′ N, 74° 5.448′ W. Marker is on Staten Island, New York, in Richmond County. It is in Concord. Marker is at the intersection of Richmond Road and Clove Road, on the right when traveling north on Richmond Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1796 Clove Rd, Staten Island NY 10304, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 9-11 Memorial Steel (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Honor Roll (about 400 feet away); F.D.N.Y. (about 500 feet away); POW MIA Memorial Park (about 600 feet away); Korean War Veterans Park (approx. 0.7 miles away); Michael J. Leonard Memorial Plaza
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Also see . . . At Staten Island Sept. 11 Healing Garden, trees planted for firefighters have grown strong. Staten Island Advance, September 11, 2011 article (Submitted on October 18, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed By Larry Gertner, April 16, 2008
2. The Healing Garden
FDNY's Rescue 5, which lost all its responders including those who were just going off-duty, is based in the firehouse in the distance.
Photographed By Larry Gertner, April 16, 2008
3. The Patriot's (sic) Path
"Freedom In Not Free"
Photographed By Larry Gertner, January 18, 2021
4. "Let us not forget them"
Photographed By Larry Gertner, January 18, 2021
5. "Within The Healing Garden"
A poem by Marie T. Melloy
Photographed By Larry Gertner, April 16, 2008
6. The Fireman's Grove
Photographed By Larry Gertner, April 16, 2008
7. 9/11 Memorial Steel and FDNY Firefighters Memorial
The memorial to Staten Island's Firefighters predates the 9/11 Memorial Steel.
Photographed By Larry Gertner, January 18, 2021
8. View from the 9/11 Memorial
Photographed By Larry Gertner, April 16, 2008
9. The Concord Mall
The Healing Garden is at left.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 18, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 118 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on October 18, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
