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World War I Centennial Memorial

Arbor Day 2018

 
 
World War I Centennial Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 15, 2022
1. World War I Centennial Memorial
Inscription.
Dedicated to the memory of all who served in the Great War
Memorial tree
tulip poplar
liriodendron tulipifera

GPS Coordinates Lat. 39.95 Long. 74.194
Ocean County Courthouse - Site of the mustering of the troops

 
Erected 2018 by Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders, Ocean County Shade Tree Commission; Ocean County Cultural Heritage Commission.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Government & PoliticsWar, World I.
 
Location. 39° 57.166′ N, 74° 11.683′ W. Memorial is in Toms River, New Jersey, in Ocean County. It is at the intersection of Washington Street and Allen Street, on the right when traveling west on Washington Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 109 Washington St, Toms River NJ 08753, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the New York City Metropolitan Area. 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: Angel in Anguish (a few steps from this marker); Lt. J.G. William C. Ziemer (a few steps from this marker); Commemorative Tree Planting (a few steps from this marker); Pvt. Edward J. Butow (a few steps from this marker); Old Revolutionary Cannon (within shouting distance of
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this marker); P.F.C. Calvin Johnson (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named World War I Centennial Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); The New County Takes Pride in Its County Seat (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Toms River.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 19, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 19, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 140 times since then and 8 times this year. Photo   1. submitted on October 19, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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