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

Roberto Clemente Community Garden

A Member of the Bronx Land Trust

— A nonprofit organization protecting land for public use —

Roberto Clemente Community Garden Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones, September 20, 2026

1. Roberto Clemente Community Garden Marker

Inscription.
Our garden was founded in 1984 and permanently protected in 1999 by The Trust for Public Land

Erected by Bronx Land Trust; The Trust for Public Land.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & Forestry • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1984.

Location. 40° 50.342′ N, 73° 55.358′ W. Marker is in Bronx, New York, in Bronx County. It is in Highbridge. It is on Shakespeare Avenue south of West 169th Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1276 Shakespeare Ave, Bronx NY 10452, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker 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

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marker: GreenThumb (here, next to this marker); Corporal Irwin Fischer Park (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Step Stairs (approx. ¼ mile away); Old Croton Aqueduct Trail (approx. 0.3 miles away); Bridge Park (approx. 0.4 miles away); The High Bridge (approx. half a mile away); Featherbed Triangle (approx. half a mile away); Rev. T. Wendell Foster Park (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bronx.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 22, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 22, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 7 times since then. Photo 1. submitted on September 22, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.

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