White Plains in Westchester County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
White Plains World War I Memorial
Soldiers, Sailors and Marines
1917 World War 1918
Erected 1922 by Veterans of Foreign Wars AMEX Post 532.
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I. A significant historical year for this entry is 1917.
Location. 41° 2.103′ N, 73° 45.823′ W. Marker is in White Plains, New York, in Westchester County. Marker is at the intersection of South Broadway and Hamilton Avenue, on the left when traveling south on South Broadway. Located in Tibbets Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: White Plains NY 10601, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Soldiers' Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Site of the Birth of New York State (approx. ¼ mile away); Cuba Free (approx. 0.4 miles away); Center of Washington’s Army (approx. half a mile away); American Red Cross in Westchester County (approx. half a mile away); Jacob Purdy House (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Jacob Purdy House (approx. half a mile away); Jacob Purdy House (1721) (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in White Plains.
Additional commentary.
1. Probable Misidentification of the Navy Ship from which this gun was obtained
This gun has been said to have been aboard USS Portsmouth, but that pre-Civil War Sloop of War was stricken from the Naval Registry in 1915 and probably never carried a gun like this. I would like to be able to identify the gun and then the ship from which it was obtained by the White Plains Chapter of the Daughters of American Revolution to present to the no longer existent AMEX Post 532 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars to present to the City of White Plains in 1922. Can you help me do this?
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— Submitted September 30, 2021, by Roger Helbig of Richmond, California.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 24, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 13, 2011, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 865 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 13, 2011, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.