West Harlem in Manhattan in New York County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Remembrance Rock

By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 4, 2025

1. Remembrance Rock Marker

Inscription. To this
Remembrance Rock has been brought precious earth from the battlefields of Gettysburg, San Juan Hill, Argonne Forest, Normandy Beach and Korea to memorialize the gallant boys of alma mater who died in our wars. Here also has been placed soil from City Hall, the old 23rd Street Building and the crowded tenements of our city to symbolize the gratitude of all those students who here received a free college education. May Remembrance Rock ever serve as a place for alumni of the City College to come to, pause and remember.

Erected 1959 by The Alumni City of the City College (of New York) and the Clas of 1958.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Education • Military.

Location. 40° 49.035′ N, 73° 57.053′ W. Memorial is in Manhattan, New York, in New York County. It is in West Harlem. It can be reached from the intersection of Convent Avenue and West 135th Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 115 Convent Ave, New York NY 10027, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this memorial is in New York City.

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 are within walking distance of this marker: Open Admissions Policy (here, next to this marker); The Harlem Stage Gatehouse (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Croton Aqueduct 135th Street Gatehouse (about 500 feet away); James Baldwin Lawn (about 700 feet away); Dorrance Brooks Square Historic District (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dorrance Brooks Square (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Dorrance Brooks Square (approx. 0.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named Dorrance Brooks Square (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manhattan.

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By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 4, 2025

2. Remembrance Rock

Credits. This page was last revised on July 12, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 12, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 99 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 12, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.