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Clason Point in the Bronx in Bronx County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

World War I Memorial

1917 - 1918

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World War I Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 6, 2025
1. World War I Memorial
Inscription.
Dedicated to those who made the svpreme sacrifice and to all others from Clason Point who entered the services of ovr covntry in the World War

New York City
A.D. 1928

Let vs raise a standard to which the wise and the honest can repair the event is in the hands of God
- Washington

That government of the people by the people and for the people shall not perish from the earth
- Lincoln

No imperial designs lvrk in the American mind they are alien to American sentiment thovght and pvrpose
- McKinley

That the world may be made safe for democracy
- Wilson

 
Erected 1928 by New York City.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
 
Location. 40° 48.809′ N, 73° 51.481′ W. Memorial is in Bronx, New York, in Bronx County. It is in Clason Point. It is on Soundview Avenue north of Patterson Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Bronx NY 10473, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in New York City. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic.
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Globally, it is in North America and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Salt Marsh Restoration at Soundview Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); GreenThumb (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named GreenThumb (approx. half a mile away); Agustin "Gus" Dinolis (approx. half a mile away); FDNY-EMT Yadira Arroyo Playground (approx. 1.1 miles away); Willis Avenue Bridge Stones (approx. 1.1 miles away); what's that box doing over there? (approx. 1.3 miles away); Joseph Rodman Drake Park (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bronx.
 
World War I Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 6, 2025
2. World War I Memorial
Woodrow Wilson Triangle image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 6, 2025
3. Woodrow Wilson Triangle
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 10, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 10, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 249 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on June 10, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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Jul. 16, 2026