Dover in Strafford County, New Hampshire — The American Northeast (New England)

Maurice J. Burke Memorial

1. Maurice J. Burke Memorial Marker

Inscription. In memory of
MAURICE J. BURKE
WT First Class
on destroyer Maddox
U.S. Navy
Born August 26, 1899
Lost in Action
July 11,1943

Erected 1952 by Dover Federated Garden Clubs.

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

Location. 43° 11.489′ N, 70° 52.38′ W. Memorial is in Dover, New Hampshire, in Strafford County. It is at the intersection of Central Avenue and Hanson Street on Central Avenue. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 223 Central Avenue, Dover NH 03820, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on New Hampshire’s Seacoast. It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

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 one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Home of John Parker Hale (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Dover's City Hall and Opera House Burned (approx. 0.2 miles away); Spanish American War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Original Site Of Mirage Studios (approx. 0.2 miles away); Creation of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dover NH Civil War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dover NH WWI Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dover NH WWII Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dover.

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