Jersey City in Hudson County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Liberation

By Bill Coughlin, November 3, 2008

1. Liberation Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Dedicated to America’s role of preserving freedom and rescuing the oppressed, this monument, by Natan Rapoport, of an American soldier carrying a World War II concentration camp survivor was gifted to the State of New Jersey through the generosity of thousands of people of good will. May 30, 1985.

Liberty Park Monument Committee

Erected 1985 by Liberty Park Monument Committee.

Location. 40° 41.518′ N, 74° 3.34′ W. Marker is in Jersey City, New Jersey, in Hudson County. Marker is on Morris Pesin Drive, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in Liberty State Park. Marker is in this post office area: Jersey City NJ 07304, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Morris Pesin’s Legendary Canoe Trip Which Launched Liberty State Park (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Explosion at Liberty! (about 600 feet away); The Salt Marsh (approx. 0.4 miles away); Inside the Statue

Liberation Monument image. Click for full size.

By Bill Coughlin, November 3, 2008

2. Liberation Monument

(approx. half a mile away); Symbolism (approx. half a mile away); Statue Facts (approx. half a mile away); “Mother of Exiles” (approx. half a mile away); Emma Lazarus (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jersey City.

Also see . . .
1. Liberty State Park, Historic Gateway to America. New Jersey Division of Parks & Forestry website. (Submitted on November 3, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey.)

2. City Highlights - Monuments / Memorials. Destination:Jersey City website. (Submitted on November 3, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey.)

Categories. • 20th Century • War, World II •

Marker in Liberty State Park image. Click for full size.

By Bill Coughlin, November 3, 2008

3. Marker in Liberty State Park

The Statue of Liberty can be seen in this photo behind the Liberation Monument.

Liberation Marker in Liberty State Park image. Click for full size.

By Bill Coughlin, October 16, 2013

4. Liberation Marker in Liberty State Park

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on November 3, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 913 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 3, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey. 4. submitted on October 17, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey.