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North Arlington 9/11 Memorial

 
 
North Arlington 9/11 Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 21, 2016
1. North Arlington 9/11 Memorial Marker
Like many 9/11 memorials, this one misidentifies the location of the Pentagon as being in Washington, DC rather than Arlington, VA.
Inscription.
      Erected as a perpetual reminder of the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks on America at New York City, Shanksville, PA and Washington, DC.

      This memorial is dedicated in respectful memory of all who perished on that date, among them Borough residents Joseph Piskadlo and Adel Zakhary who lost their lives at the World Trade Center, New York City, and also resident Joseph B. Vilando.
 
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in this topic list: 9/11 Attacks. A significant historical date for this entry is September 11, 2001.
 
Location. 40° 47.188′ N, 74° 7.372′ W. Marker is in North Arlington, New Jersey, in Bergen County. It is on Schuyler Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located on the east side of James Zadroga Memorial Soccer Field, overlooking the site of Ground Zero. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: North Arlington NJ 07031, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and memorial 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, in the Mid-Atlantic,
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and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Detective James Zadroga (a few steps from this marker); 9/11 Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 9/11 First Responders Memorial (about 300 feet away); Pope John Paul II (approx. half a mile away); Holy Cross Cemetery Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away); North Arlington War Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Pulaski Drive (approx. 0.7 miles away); Christopher Columbus (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in North Arlington.
 
North Arlington 9/11 Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 21, 2016
2. North Arlington 9/11 Memorial
North Arlington 9/11 Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 21, 2016
3. North Arlington 9/11 Memorial
Marker on Zadroga Field image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 21, 2016
4. Marker on Zadroga Field
Zadroga Memorial Soccer Field image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 21, 2016
5. Zadroga Memorial Soccer Field
The marker is located at this soccer field.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 21, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 21, 2016, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 709 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 21, 2016, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
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