Greenpoint in Brooklyn in Kings County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Monitor Memorial

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1. Monitor Memorial Marker

Inscription. Erected by the people of the State of New York to commemorate the battle of the Monitor and Merrimac March 9th 1862 and in memory of the men of the Monitor and its designer John Ericsson

Erected 1938 by New York State; Antonio de Filippo, sculptor.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 40° 43.469′ N, 73° 56.569′ W. Memorial is in Brooklyn, New York, in Kings County. It is in Greenpoint. It can be reached from Monitor Street ¼ mile south of Nassau Avenue. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Msgr McGolrick Park, Brooklyn NY 11222, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in New York City.

It is also in the American Northeast.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

the Western Hemisphere,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Greenpoint War Memorial (within shouting distance

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of this marker); Father Studzinski Square (approx. ¼ mile away); Tadeusz Kościuszko (approx. 0.3 miles away); Heroes Who Lived Among Us (approx. 0.3 miles away); Taurean Spears Basketball Courts (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Taurean Spears Basketball Courts (approx. half a mile away); Ku Pamieci Ks. Jerzego Popieluszki / In Memory of Father Jerzy Popieluszko (approx. half a mile away); Popieluszko Square (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brooklyn.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Paul Clinton Garden (was about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Monitor Memorial in Msgr. McGolrick Park. New York City Department of Parks and Recreation (Submitted on February 19, 2024, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)

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2. Monitor Memorial

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 18, 2025

3. Monitor Memorial

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 18, 2025

4. Monitor Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on January 21, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 19, 2024, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 369 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 19, 2024, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. 3, 4. submitted on January 21, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.