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Canarsie Veterans Memorial

 
 
Canarsie Veterans Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Erik Lander, January 6, 2004
1. Canarsie Veterans Memorial Marker
Inscription. Dedicated to the men and women of the Canarsie area who served in the Armed Forces of the United States of America. American Legion Post # 573 and St Pius X council 4541 Knights of Columbus
 
Erected by American Legion Post # 573 and St Pius X council 4541 Knights of Columbus.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 40° 37.785′ N, 73° 53.112′ W. Marker is in Brooklyn, New York, in Kings County. It is in Canarsie. Memorial is on Rockaway Parkway. Monument is located in the traffic circle in front of the Canarsie Pier. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Rockaway Parkway and the Belt Parkway Brooklyn NY, Brooklyn NY 11236, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Shirley Chisholm (approx. one mile away); a different marker also named Canarsie Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); Floyd Bennett Post # 1060 (approx. 2 miles away); Brownsville Recreation Center (approx. 2.1 miles away); Pieter Claesen Wyckoff House (approx. 2.1 miles away); Jack "Jackie" Roosevelt Robinson (approx. 2.6 miles away); Thomas F Norton (approx. 2.6 miles away); Robert J Crawford (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brooklyn.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 24, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 24, 2009, by Erik Lander of Brooklyn, New York. This page has been viewed 1,022 times since then and 33 times this year. Last updated on September 1, 2010, by Erik Lander of Brooklyn, New York. Photo   1. submitted on May 24, 2009, by Erik Lander of Brooklyn, New York. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.

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