Harbor Gateway North in Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Roosevelt Cemetery Veterans Memorial

Dedicated to our Comrades

Veterans Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Baker, February 12, 2024

1. Veterans Memorial Marker

Inscription.
Dedicated to our comrades who served to preserve our democracy, by Post 3261 Veterans of Foreign Wars U.S.A. Gardena.

Erected by Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 33° 51.873′ N, 118° 17.694′ W. Marker is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Harbor Gateway North. Memorial can be reached from Normandie Avenue south of 182nd Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 18255 Normandie Ave, Gardena CA 90248, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Washington Elm (approx. 1½ miles away); Pacific Electric Railway (approx. 2.1 miles away); Rosecrans Playground (approx. 2.2 miles away); Jared Sidney Torrance (approx. 2.4 miles away); Goodyear Historical Sign (approx. 2.8 miles away); PFC James Anderson (approx. 2.9 miles away); Jose Rizal (approx. 3 miles away); First United States Air Meet (approx. 3.4 miles away).

More about this memorial. In 1906, the City of Los Angeles worked to secure a harbor at San Pedro including creating a sixteen-mile "shoestring district," connecting Los Angeles to the harbor via

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a narrow piece of land less than a mile wide, allowing for annexation of part of the harbor. This was in accordance with California law, which stipulated that land annexed by a city had to be connected physically to that city. Roosevelt Cemetery is located in the City of Los Angeles "shoestring district."

Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Baker, February 12, 2024

2. Veterans Memorial

The plaque lays flat in the landscaping.

Roosevelt Cemetery - Founded 1923 image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Baker, February 12, 2024

3. Roosevelt Cemetery - Founded 1923

Credits. This page was last revised on March 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 13, 2024, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 50 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 13, 2024, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.