Manville in Somerset County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

World War II Memorial

Photographed by Edith Lit, June 2014

1. World War II Memorial Marker

Inscription. In honor of the citizens of Manville who served their country in World War II and in memory of those who gave their lives. 1941 - 1945.

Erected 1949 by Borough Council of Manville.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.

Location. 40° 32.153′ N, 74° 35.904′ W. Memorial is in Manville, New Jersey, in Somerset County. It is on Colorado Avenue. Located near Memorial Park Pool Facility. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1626 Colorado Avenue, Manville NJ 08835, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in New Jersey’s North Jersey,

specifically in Central Jersey,

in Greater Princeton,

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: American Revolution Army Encampent (approx. 0.3 miles away); Continental Army Encampment (approx. 0.4 miles away); War Memorial (approx. half a mile away); General Frederick Frelinghuysen Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Derrick Van Veghten House (approx. 1.6 miles away); Lock No. 10 (approx. 1.7 miles away); Washington’s Route from Princeton (approx. 1.8 miles away); Washington’s Route from Princeton to Morristown (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manville.

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Photographed by Edith Lit, June 2014

2. View from Colorado Avenue

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 23, 2014, by Somerset County Library Staff of Bridgewater, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 573 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 23, 2014, by Somerset County Library Staff of Bridgewater, New Jersey. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.