Washington Heights in Manhattan in New York County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Maj. John Purroy Mitchel
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Maj. John Purroy Mitchel
Died in service
1918
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, World I.
Location. 40° 50.388′ N, 73° 56.41′ W. Memorial is in Manhattan, New York, in New York County. It is in Washington Heights. It is on West 166th Street east of Broadway, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 3960 Broadway, New York NY 10032, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in New York City. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. 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: Washington Heights-Inwood War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of Hilltop Park (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Audubon Playground (approx. 0.2 miles away); Jumel Terrace Historic District (approx. 0.3 miles away); J. Rosamond Johnson (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Jumel Terrace Historic District (approx. 0.3 miles away); "Listen With Me," 2021 (approx. 0.3 miles away); Lawrence Neal (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manhattan.
Also see . . . Wikipedia article for John Purroy Mitchel.
John Purroy Mitchel (July 19, 1879 July 6, 1918) was the 95th mayor of New York, in office from 1914 to 1917. At 34, he was the second-youngest mayor of the(Submitted on September 1, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)city, and was sometimes referred to as the "Boy Mayor of New York". Mitchel won the 1913 mayoral election in a landslide, but lost the Republican primary in 1917 and came in second place in the general election as an Independent. He is remembered for his short career as leader of anti-Tammany Hall reform politics in New York, as well as for his early death as an Army Air Service officer during a training flight in Louisiana amid World War I.
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2. Maj. John Purroy Mitchel Memorial
The memorial is set in the sidewalk just inside the gate of Mitchell Square.
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3. J. Purroy Mitchell
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