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Retired Firefighter William Wren

 
 
Retired Firefighter William Wren Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 1, 2024
1. Retired Firefighter William Wren Marker
Inscription.
Dedicated
to the memory of
Retired Firefighter
William Wren
Ladder Company
who made the supreme sacrifice in the performance of duty operating at Manhattan Box 5-5-8087
World Trade Center
September 11, 2001

 
Erected by City of New York Fire Department (FDNY).
 
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 what was once New Netherland and also one
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of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Firefighter James J. Hurson (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.
 
Retired Firefighter William Wren Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 1, 2024
2. Retired Firefighter William Wren Marker
Nearby dedication plaque image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 1, 2024
3. Nearby dedication plaque
Dedication plaque for the fire station from 1929 image. Click for full size.
By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 1, 2024
4. Dedication plaque for the fire station from 1929
 
 
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 274 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 2, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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