Canarsie in Brooklyn in Kings County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Canarsie Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Erik Lander, January 6, 2004
1. Canarsie Veterans Memorial Marker
Erected by American Legion Post # 573 and St Pius X council 4541 Knights of Columbus.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 40° 37.785′ N, 73° 53.112′ W. Memorial is in Brooklyn, New York, in Kings County. It is in Canarsie. It is on Rockaway Parkway. Monument is located in the traffic circle in front of the Canarsie Pier. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Rockaway Parkway and the Belt Parkway Brooklyn NY, Brooklyn NY 11236, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in New York City. It is also in the American Northeast. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, the Western Hemisphere, and the Anglosphere. 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: Shirley Chisholm (approx. one mile away); Barone Triangle (approx. 1.3 miles away); a different marker also named Canarsie Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); Bergen Beach Playground (approx. 1.4 miles away); Msgr. Thomas C. Clancy (approx. 1.4 miles away); Fr. Michael J. McGivney (approx. 1.4 miles away); Father P. Kenny Triangle (approx. 1½ miles away); Floyd Bennett Post # 1060 (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brooklyn.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 24, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 24, 2009, by Erik Lander of Brooklyn, New York. This page has been viewed 1,373 times since then and 30 times this year. Last updated on September 1, 2010, by Erik Lander of Brooklyn, New York. Photo 1. submitted on May 24, 2009, by Erik Lander of Brooklyn, New York. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
