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Chester Alan Arthur

 
 
Chester Alan Arthur Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 26, 2011
1. Chester Alan Arthur Marker
Inscription.
Twenty-first President
of
the United States
of America

 
Erected 1899 by Friends of Chester Alan Arthur.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #21 Chester A. Arthur series list.
 
Location. 40° 44.567′ N, 73° 59.214′ W. Marker is in Manhattan, New York, in New York County. It is in NoMad. It is at the intersection of Madison Avenue and E 26th Street, on the left when traveling north on Madison Avenue. Marker is located in the northeast corner of Madison Square Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: New York NY 10010, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker 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: New York Life Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Let It Grow! (within shouting distance of this marker); Memorial to All Victims of the Holocaust (within shouting distance of this marker); New York Life Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (within shouting distance of this marker); David Glasgow Farragut (within shouting
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distance of this marker); a different marker also named The New York Life Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Metropolitan Life Veterans Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manhattan.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Admiral Farragut Monument (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).
 
Also see . . .
1. Chester Alan Arthur Statue. New York City Department of Parks & Recreation website. (Submitted on April 1, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.) 

2. The Chester A. Arthur Statue -- Madison Square. "Daytonian in Manhattan" entry. (Submitted on April 6, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 
 
Chester Alan Arthur Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 26, 2011
2. Chester Alan Arthur Marker
Monument in Madison Square Park image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 26, 2011
3. Monument in Madison Square Park
Rear of Chester Alan Arthur Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 26, 2011
4. Rear of Chester Alan Arthur Monument
Closeup of Chester Alan Arthur Statue image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 26, 2011
5. Closeup of Chester Alan Arthur Statue
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 1, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,087 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 1, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
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