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Firefighter James J. Hurson

 
 
Firefighter James J. Hurson Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 1, 2024
1. Firefighter James J. Hurson Marker
Inscription.
Dedicated
to the memory of
Firefighter
James J. Hurson
Engine Company 318
who bravely served this department protecting life and property in the City of New York in the rescue and recovery efforts at Manhattan Box 5-5-8087 World Trade Center
 
Erected 2018 by FDNY, Engine Co. 316, Hook & Ladder Co. 166.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: 9/11 Attacks • Charity & Public Work.
 
Location. 40° 34.674′ N, 73° 59.583′ W. Memorial is in Brooklyn, New York, in Kings County. It is on Coney Island. It is on Neptune Avenue just west of West 25th Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2510 Neptune Ave, Brooklyn NY 11224, 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
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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: Retired Firefighter William Wren (here, next to this marker); Yellow Submarine (approx. ¼ mile away); Shipwrecks (approx. ¼ mile away); Gene Ritter Way (approx. ¼ mile away); Fishing the Creek (approx. 0.3 miles away); Egrets and Swans (approx. 0.3 miles away); Spartina Salt Marsh (approx. 0.3 miles away); Coney Island Creek (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brooklyn.
 
Firefighter James J. Hurson Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 1, 2024
2. Firefighter James J. Hurson Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 2, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 2, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 208 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 2, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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