Palisades Park in Bergen County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Comfort Women
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, January 31, 2013
1. Comfort Women Marker
In memory of the more than 200,000 women and girls who were abducted by the armed forces of the government of Imperial Japan 1930’s – 1945. Known as “Comfort Women,” they endured human rights violations that no people should leave unrecognized. Let us never forget the horrors of crimes against humanity.
Erected 2010 by County of Bergen, County Executive, The Board of Chosen Freeholders, and the Borough of Palisades Park.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War, World II • Women. A significant historical date for this entry is October 23, 2010.
Location. 40° 50.804′ N, 73° 59.816′ W. Marker is in Palisades Park, New Jersey, in Bergen County. Marker is on 2nd Street, on the right when traveling south. Marker is located next to the Palisades Park Library. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 257 2nd Street, Palisades Park NJ 07650, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Leonia Tract (approx. half a mile away); Leonia Patent (approx. 0.7 miles away); Civil War Armory and Drill Hall (approx. 0.7 miles away); Cole – Allaire – Boyd House (approx. 1.1 miles away); Washington’s Retreat to Victory (approx.
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Also see . . . Tensions linger in US over 'comfort women' plaques. Deseret News website entry:
Article discussing reaction to the Comfort Woman plaque by those who support the plaque and others who want to see it removed. (Submitted on January 31, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, January 31, 2013
2. Comfort Women Marker
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, January 31, 2013
3. Comfort Women Marker
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, January 31, 2013
4. Marker at the Palisades Park Library
Credits. This page was last revised on January 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 31, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 763 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 31, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
