Canarsie in Brooklyn in Kings County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Canarsie Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Erik Lander, January 30, 2004
1. Canarsie Veterans Memorial Marker
Dedicated to the residents of Canarsie who gave their lives in defense of our country
Erected 1970 by Canarsie Post and Unit 573.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 40° 38.703′ N, 73° 54.091′ W. Memorial is in Brooklyn, New York, in Kings County. It is in Canarsie. It is on Glenwood Road east of Rockaway Parkway, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 9714 Glenwood Rd, 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: Brownsville Recreation Center (approx. 0.8 miles away); Pieter Claesen Wyckoff House Museum (approx. one mile away); Wyckoff House Museum (approx. one mile away); Linden Sitting Area (approx. 1.1 miles away); Harry Maze Playground (approx. 1.1 miles away); a different marker also named Canarsie Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); Jack "Jackie" Roosevelt Robinson (approx. 1.4 miles away); Van Dyke Playground (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brooklyn.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Pieter Claesen Wyckoff House (was approx. one mile away but
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Credits. This page was last revised on September 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 5, 2012, by Erik Lander of Brooklyn, New York. This page has been viewed 644 times since then and 21 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on January 5, 2012, by Erik Lander of Brooklyn, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
