Briarcliff Manor in Westchester County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Birthplace of John L. Worden 1818-1897
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 17, 2011
1. Birthplace of John L. Worden Marker
Commanded “Monitor” against
“Merrimac” Hampton Roads,
Virginia, March 9, 1862
Erected 1949 by New York State Education Department.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is March 9, 1664.
Location. 41° 8.033′ N, 73° 51.634′ W. Marker is in Briarcliff Manor, New York, in Westchester County. It is on Albany Post Road (U.S. 9) south of Scarborough Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Briarcliff Manor NY 10510, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Hudson Valley and in the New York City Metropolitan Area. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sparta Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Leatherman (approx. Ό mile away); All Saints' Church (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Smith-Robinson House / La Casa Smith-Robinson (approx. 1.6 miles away); The James Robinson House / La Casa James Robinson (approx. 1.7 miles away); The United Methodist Church / La Iglesia Metodista Unida (approx. 1.7 miles away); Ossining United Methodist Church (approx. 1.7 miles away); The Mount Pleasant Academy Library / La Biblioteca de la Academia Mount Pleasant (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Briarcliff Manor.
Also see . . .
this page online
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 17, 2011
2. Birthplace of John L. Worden Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 17, 2011
3. Marker on the Albany Post Road
Library of Congress
4. Adm. John Worden, USN
Photo taken between 1870 and 1880, Brady-Handy photograph Collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 14, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 17, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,111 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 17, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 4. submitted on December 9, 2020, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.
