Nyack in Rockland County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Memorial Park
July 26, 1920
The Historical Society of Rockland County, May 28, 2001
1. Memorial Park Marker
Inscription.
Memorial Park. July 26, 1920. This park was deeded to the Village by the Tappan Zee Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Park Association in 1935. The 9 trees around the perimeter of the Park are in memory of the 9 Nyack families whose sons were killed in World War I.
Charles R. Blauvelt . Raymond O. Blauvelt . Conrad Crawford . William H. Gardner . Charles A. Gernand . Samuel Hyman . John Ingalls . Paul Leggett . Haliday S. Smith . Goelet Tiffany
Owned from 1732 by the DePew family, the land contained many of the village's earliest docks, boatyards, market sloops, sandstone quarries and factories.
This park was deeded to the
Village by the Tappan Zee
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial
Park Association in 1935.
The 9 trees around the
perimeter of the Park are in
memory of the 9 Nyack families
whose sons were killed in
World War I.
Charles R. Blauvelt • Raymond O. Blauvelt •
Conrad Crawford • William H. Gardner •
Charles A. Gernand • Samuel Hyman •
John Ingalls • Paul Leggett •
Haliday S. Smith • Goelet Tiffany
Owned from 1732 by the DePew family, the land
contained many of the
village's earliest docks,
boatyards, market sloops,
sandstone quarries
and factories.
Erected by The Historical Society of Rockland County.
Location. 41° 5.333′ N, 73° 55.043′ W. Marker is in Nyack, New York, in Rockland County. Memorial is on Nyack Memorial Park, Piermont near DePew Ave.. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Nyack NY 10960, United States of America. Touch for directions.
More about this marker. C. R. & R. O. Blauvelt Post 310, Nyack, sponsor
The Historical Society of Rockland County
2. Memorial Park Parade
The Historical Society of Rockland County
3. Memorial Park Marker
The Historical Society of Rockland County, May 28, 2001
4. Memorial Park Parade
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