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Silver Lake on Staten Island in Richmond County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

1776
⎯⎯⎯
1926

 
 
1776 / 1926 Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 14, 2024
1. 1776 / 1926 Memorial
Inscription.
Erected on the 150th anniversary of the American Revolution by the Polish American Citizens of Richmond Co. N.Y. to the memory of
General Tadeus Kosciuszko
and
General Kazimierz Pulaski
as a token of their loyalty to the cause of the American colonists
 
Erected 1926 by Polish American citizens of Richmond County, New York.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary.
 
Location. 40° 37.834′ N, 74° 5.496′ W. Memorial is on Staten Island, New York, in Richmond County. It is in Silver Lake. It is on Forest Avenue west of Duer Lane, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Staten Island NY 10301, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in New York City. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, 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 New
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Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: World War I Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hero Park (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Hero Park (approx. ¼ mile away); 364 Van Duzer Street (approx. 0.6 miles away); Saint Paul's Memorial Church (approx. 0.7 miles away); Carmine Liotti and Lloyd Ikefugi Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Liotti-Ikefugi Playground (approx. 0.7 miles away); Stapleton Comfort Station (approx. ¾ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Staten Island.
 
1776 / 1926 Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 14, 2024
2. 1776 / 1926 Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 15, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 15, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 175 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on January 15, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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Nov. 13, 2026