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Jones Beach 9/11 Memorial

 
 
Jones Beach 9/11 Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, April 11, 2026
1. Jones Beach 9/11 Memorial Marker
Inscription.
In Every Wave,
In Every Breeze,
We Remember You


This memorial is dedicated to our co-workers and their families who perished on September 11, 2001. We mourn as one family.

As the sea, sun & sand remain eternal, so shall their memory.

Bruce D. Boehm • Andrew C. Brunn • William F. Burke, Jr. • David J. Fontana • Christian H. Maltby • Charles M. Mills • Thomas A. Palazzo
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: 9/11 Attacks.
 
Location. 40° 35.745′ N, 73° 30.541′ W. Memorial is in Wantagh, New York, in Nassau County. It can be reached from the intersection of Ocean Parkway and Wantagh State Parkway. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2400 Ocean Parkway, Wantagh NY 11793, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the New York City Metropolitan Area 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 of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Freeport Point Shipyard (approx. 4.4 miles away); Guy Lombardo's House (approx. 4.6 miles away); Boat Builders of Freeport (approx. 4.6 miles away); Freeport Legends (approx. 4.6 miles away); Al Grover's Spirit of Freeport (approx. 4.7 miles away); Freeport's Nautical Mile (approx. 4.7 miles away); Woodcleft Canal (approx. 4.7 miles away); Two Shipwrecks and the Life Saving Service (approx. 4.7 miles away).
 
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Jones Beach 9/11 Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, April 11, 2026
2. Jones Beach 9/11 Memorial
The memorial is located between Field 4 Parking and Jones Beach. The relative position from the Jones Beach water tower can be seen in this photo.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 20, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 20, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 26 times since then. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 20, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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Nov. 11, 2026