Canarsie in Brooklyn in Kings County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Canarsie Veterans Memorial
Photographed By Erik Lander, January 30, 2004
1. Canarsie Veterans Memorial Marker
Dedicated to the residents of Canarsie who gave their lives in defense of our country Canarsie Post and Unit 573
May 1970
Erected 1970.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 40° 38.703′ N, 73° 54.091′ W. Marker is in Brooklyn, New York, in Kings County. It is in Canarsie. Memorial is on Rockaway Parkway near Conklin Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Brooklyn NY 11236, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Brownsville Recreation Center (approx. 0.8 miles away); Pieter Claesen Wyckoff House (approx. one mile away); a different marker also named Canarsie Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); Jack "Jackie" Roosevelt Robinson (approx. 1.4 miles away); Van Dyke Playground (approx. 1.4 miles away); Shirley Chisholm (approx. 1.7 miles away); Howard Playground (approx. 1.9 miles away); a different marker also named Howard Playground (approx. 1.9 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 January 5, 2012, by Erik Lander of Brooklyn, New York. This page has been viewed 513 times since then and 23 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on January 5, 2012, by Erik Lander of Brooklyn, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
