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Peter Chappetto Memorial Square

 
 
Peter Chappetto Memorial Square Dedication image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 17, 2024
1. Peter Chappetto Memorial Square Dedication
Inscription.
Dedicated to a great sportsman who loved God and his fellow-men and who made the supreme sacrifice for his country
 
Erected 1949 by his friends.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
 
Location. 40° 46.495′ N, 73° 55.32′ W. Memorial is in Queens, New York, in Queens County. It is in Long Island City. It is at the intersection of 24th Drive and 23rd Street, on the left when traveling north on 24th Drive. The memorial stands on the grounds of Chappetto Square. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 21-27 24th Dr, Astoria NY 11102, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in New York City and on Long Island. 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 Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers
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are within walking distance of this marker: Astoria Pool (approx. Ό mile away); World War I Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); General Slocum Disaster (approx. 0.3 miles away); New York Connecting Railroad (approx. half a mile away); Flight 587 Memorial Grove (approx. half a mile away); Sophocles (approx. half a mile away); Hell Gate Comfort Station (approx. 0.6 miles away); Stefania Urist (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Queens.
 
Peter Chappetto Memorial Square image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 17, 2024
2. Peter Chappetto Memorial Square
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 22, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 22, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 182 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on February 22, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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Sep. 8, 2026