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Governors Island in Manhattan in New York County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Evans Road

 
 
Evans Road Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, September 10, 2011
1. Evans Road Marker
Inscription.
Named in memory of
2d Lieutenant Ewin V. Evans, D.S.C.
F Co. 16th Infantry
Killed in action in France
July 20, 1918

 
Erected by The Military Order of the World Wars – New York Chapter.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, World I. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1832.
 
Location. 40° 41.352′ N, 74° 0.903′ W. Marker is in Manhattan, New York, in New York County. It is on Governors Island. Marker is on Evans Road, on the left when traveling north. Marker is located on Governors Island, midway up Evans Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: New York NY 10004, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Governors Island Medical Buildings (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Block House (Governors Island) (about 300 feet away); Tower Carillon Chimes (about 300 feet away); St. Cornelius Chapel (about 300 feet away); Maj. General Hanson E. Ely Retirement (about 400 feet away); John Peter Zenger (about 400 feet away); The South Battery (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named The South Battery (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manhattan.
 
Also see . . .
1. Governors Island National Monument
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. National Park Service website. (Submitted on September 15, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.) 

2. 2LT Edwin V Evans. Find A Grave entry (Submitted on April 7, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 
 
Evans Road Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, September 10, 2011
2. Evans Road Marker
Evans Road Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, September 10, 2011
3. Evans Road Marker
This view of the marker is looking south down Evans Road.
Marker on Governors Island image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, September 10, 2011
4. Marker on Governors Island
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 15, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 368 times since then and 5 times this year. Last updated on April 23, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 15, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.

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