Hoboken in Hudson County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Civil War Monument
Hoboken
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1. Hoboken Civil War Dedication Plaque
May 30th - 1888
– Committee –
E.A. Stevens – G.A. Seide
James A. Greyer – Theophilus Butts
James Benson – B.F. Hart
F.W. Schroeder – John Eckstein
Erected
By the citizens of
Hoboken
In memory of their fallen heroes
1861 – 1965
Erected 1888 by City of Hoboken.
Topics. This historical marker and monument is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1888.
Location. 40° 44.467′ N, 74° 1.7′ W. Marker is in Hoboken, New Jersey, in Hudson County. It is at the intersection of Hudson Street and 4th Street on Hudson Street. Monument is at the west side of Stevens Park closest to Hudson Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hoboken NJ 07030, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and monument is in New Jersey’s North Jersey, in Greater Newark, 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 walking distance of this marker: Sergeant William Fesken Memorial Field (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); On the Waterfront: (about 500 feet away); Hoboken World War II Memorial (about 500 feet away); Southern Piers: (about 700 feet away); Stephen Foster House (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Southern Piers:
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Another marker is no longer nearby. World War II Memorial (was about 500 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
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2. Hoboken Civil War Memorial Inscription
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3. Monument as viewed from Hudson Street.
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4. Close up of Union Soldier at the top of the monument.
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5. Left profile of monument from Hudson Street
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6. Sword and Wreath above a ribbon with the dates of the Civil War
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7. One of the Two Navy Shell Guns at the Base of the Monument
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8. Sculptor Karl Gerhardt – 1887
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9. Ames Bronze Foundry – Chicopee, Mass
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 31, 2008, by Ronald Claiborne of College Station, Texas. This page has been viewed 2,043 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on March 31, 2008, by Ronald Claiborne of College Station, Texas. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
