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New York, Broadway - The Canyon of Heroes Historical Markers

This tour goes follows the sidewalks along Broadway in Lower Manhattan.
 
By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 4, 2022
April 11, 1960 Marker
1 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — April 11, 1960 — ★ —
Dr. Alberto Lleras Camargo, President of Colombia — — Map (db m209586) HM
2 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — April 12, 1962 — ★ —
New York Mets, new National League baseball team — — Map (db m209577) HM
3 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — April 15, 1955 — ★ —
3,000 New York City firemen in observance of Firemen's Day — — Map (db m184736) HM
4 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — April 16, 1962 — ★ —
Reza Pahlevi, Shah of Iran and Empress Farah — — Map (db m209576) HM
5 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — April 17, 1950 — ★ —
Gabriel Gonzalez Videla, President of Chile — — Map (db m209602) HM
6 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — April 20, 1951 — ★ —
Gen. Douglas Macarthur — — Map (db m209597) HM
7 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — April 22, 1954 — ★ —
Veterans of the 45th "Thunderbird" Infantry Division on their return from the Korean War — — Map (db m183025) HM WM
8 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — April 29, 1889 — ★ —
Centennial of George Washington's inauguration as first President of the United States — — Map (db m228435) HM
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9 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — April 29, 1930 — ★ —
Henry Lewis Stimson, Secretary of State, and U.S. Delegates returning from the London Naval Disarmament Conference — — Map (db m209629) HM
10 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — April 3, 1953 — ★ —
Metropolitan New York Combat Contingency, the first U.S. troops to return from the Korean War — — Map (db m183031) HM WM
11 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — April 30, 1928 — ★ —
Capt. Hermann Kofhl, Maj. James Fitzmaurice, and Baron Guenther von Huenefeld for the longest westward transatlantic flight — — Map (db m183048) HM
12 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — April 5, 1962 — ★ —
Joao Goulart, President of Brazil — — Map (db m209578) HM
13 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — April 7, 1952 — ★ —
Juliana, Queen of the Netherlands, and Prince Bernhard — — Map (db m209592) HM
14 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — August 1, 1933 — ★ —
Pilots Amy Johnson and Capt. James A. Mollison, the first married couple to fly the Atlantic — — Map (db m183041) HM
15 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — August 13, 1969 — ★ —
Neil Armstrong, Col. Buzz Aldrin, and Lt. Col. Michael Collins, Apollo 11 astronauts for the first manned moon landing. — — Map (db m228589) HM
16 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — August 15, 1984 — ★ —
U.S. Olympic Medal winners from the Los Angeles Games — — Map (db m184741) HM
17 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — August 19, 1949 — ★ —
Connie Mack on his 50th year as Manager of the Philadelphia Athletics baseball team — — Map (db m209607) HM
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18 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — August 27, 1926 — ★ —
Gertrude Ederle, first woman to swim the English Channel — — Map (db m183052) HM
19 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — August 27, 1945 — ★ —
Gen. Charles de Gaulle, President of the Provincial Government of France — — Map (db m209618) HM
20 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — August 30, 1956 — ★ —
3,000 volunteer firemen attending the 84th Annual Convention for the New York State Firemen's Association — — Map (db m184738) HM
21 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — August 4, 1950 — ★ —
Robert Gordon Menzies, Prime Minister of Australia — — Map (db m209598) HM
22 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — August 5, 1938 — ★ —
Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan for his flight from New York to Ireland instead of his "intended" destination of California — — Map (db m209620) HM
23 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — August 6, 1924 — ★ —
U.S. Olympic athletes on their return from the Paris Games — — Map (db m228419) HM
24 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — Broadway - The Canyon of Heroes —
These granite panels commemorate the New York City tradition of ticker-tape parades up Broadway from the Battery to City Hall. This celebrated route is called the Canyon of Heroes. — — Map (db m183215) HM
25 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — December 14, 1945 — ★ —
Fleet Adm. William F. Halsey, Jr. Commander of the Navy's Third Fleet in World War II — — Map (db m209615) HM
26 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — December 18, 1952 — ★ —
Lt. Gen. Willis D. Crittenberger, retiring Commander of the First Army — — Map (db m183032) HM WM
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27 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — December 21, 1953 — ★ —
144 convalescing Korean War veterans from the New York metropolitan area — — Map (db m183027) HM WM
28 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — February 16, 1926 — ★ —
Capt. George Fried and the crew of the steamship President Roosevelt for rescuing the the crew of the British freighter Antinoe — — Map (db m209637) HM
29 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — February 7, 1947 — ★ —
Harold Alexander, Viscount of Tunis, Field Marshal of the British Armies in World War II, and Governor-General of Canada — — Map (db m209613) HM
30 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — January 10, 1969 — ★ —
Lt. Col. Frank Borman, Lt. Col. William A. Anders, and Capt. James A. Lovell, Jr. Apollo 8 astronauts, the first men to see the far side of the moon — — Map (db m209569) HM
31 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — January 20, 1928 — ★ —
William T. Cosgrave, President of Ireland — — Map (db m228417) HM
32 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — January 28, 1929 — ★ —
Capt. George Fried, Chief Officer Harry Manning, and the crew of the steamship America for rescuing the crew of the Italian freighter Florida — — Map (db m209630) HM
33 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — January 29, 1959 — ★ —
Dr. Arturo Frondizi, President of Argentina — — Map (db m184737) HM
34 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — July 11, 1957 — ★ —
Althea Gibson, Wimbledon Women's champion — — Map (db m183021) HM
35 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — July 15, 1938 — ★ —
Howard Hughes and crew for their record breaking flight around the world (3 days, 19 hours, 8 minutes) — — Map (db m209621) HM
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36 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — July 16, 1964 — ★ —
Crews of sailing vessels participating in Operation Sail — — Map (db m209572) HM
37 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — July 18, 1927 — ★ —
Double parade for two separate Transatlantic flights: one by Comdr. Richard E. Byrd, Lt. George O. Noville, Bernt Balchen, and Bert Acosta; and the other by Clarence D. Chamberlin and Charles A. Levine — — Map (db m209633) HM
38 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — July 2, 1926 — ★ —
Bobby Jones, British Open champion — — Map (db m183054) HM
39 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — July 2, 1930 — ★ —
Bobby Jones, British Open champion — — Map (db m183045) HM
40 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — July 2, 1931 — ★ —
Wiley Post and Harold Gatty for their flight around the world (8 days, 185 hours, 51 minutes) — — Map (db m183044) HM
41 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — July 21, 1933 — ★ —
Italian Air Marshal Italo Balbo and the crews of the 24 seaplanes for their flight from Rome to Chicago — — Map (db m209622) HM
42 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — July 26, 1933 — ★ —
Wiley Post for the first solo flight around the world (7 days, 18 hours, 49 minutes) — — Map (db m183043) HM
43 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — July 26, 1954 — ★ —
Genevieve de Galard-Terraube, a nurse known as the Angel of Dienbienphu for staying with wounded French soldiers in Vietnam — — Map (db m183023) HM WM
44 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — July 5, 1960 — ★ —
Their majesties the King and Queen of Thailand — — Map (db m209585) HM
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45 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — July 6, 1928 — ★ —
Amelia Earhart, first woman to complete a Transatlantic flight, with pilots Wilmer Stultz and Louis E. Gordon — — Map (db m209631) HM
46 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — July 6, 1976 — ★ —
Crews of sailing vessels participating in Operation Sail for the United States Bicentennial — — Map (db m183016) HM
47 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — July 7, 1948 — ★ —
Romulo Gallegos, President of Venezuela — — Map (db m209611) HM
48 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — July 7, 1952 — ★ —
U.S. Olympic team send-off to the Helsinki Games — — Map (db m183033) HM
49 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — June 1, 1954 — ★ —
Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia — — Map (db m209588) HM
50 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — June 1, 1965 — ★ —
4,500 firemen celebrate the 100th anniversary of New York City's first professional fire department — — Map (db m228591) HM
51 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — June 10, 1963 — ★ —
Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, President of India — — Map (db m228593) HM
52 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — June 11, 1930 — ★ —
Dr. Julio Prestes de Albuquerque, President-Elect of Brazil — — Map (db m228411) HM
53 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — June 13, 1927 —
Charles A. Lindbergh for the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight — — Map (db m183050) HM
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54 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — June 14, 1962 — ★ —
Roberto F Chiari, President of Panama — — Map (db m209575) HM
55 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — June 18, 1910 — ★ —
Theodore Roosevelt, Former President of the United States, on his return from an African Safari — — Map (db m228431) HM
56 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — June 18, 1930 — ★ —
Rear Adm. Richard E. Byrd for his first Antarctic expedition and flight over the South Pole — — Map (db m209628) HM
57 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — June 19, 1945 — ★ —
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in World War II — — Map (db m183039) HM WM
58 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — June 20, 1932 — ★ —
Amelia Earhart for the first solo Transatlantic flight by a woman — — Map (db m209623) HM
59 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — June 23, 1926 — ★ —
Lt. Comdr. Richard E. Byrd and Floyd Bennett for the first flight over the North Pole — — Map (db m209636) HM
60 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — June 23, 1958 — ★ —
Carlos P. Garcia, President of the Philippines — — Map (db m184729) HM
61 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — June 9, 1947 — ★ —
Willie Turnesa, British Amateur Golf Champion, and fellow members of the victorious American Walker Cup Team — — Map (db m183207) HM
62 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — March 12, 1956 — ★ —
Giovanni Gronchi, President of Italy — — Map (db m184727) HM
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63 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — March 13, 1959 — ★ —
Jose Maria Lemus, President of El Salvador — — Map (db m184733) HM
64 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — March 15, 1946 —
Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of Great Britain during World War II — — Map (db m183208) HM WM
65 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — March 16, 1962 — ★ —
Ahmad Ahidjo, President of Cameroon — — Map (db m209579) HM
66 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — March 29, 1965 — ★ —
Maj. Virgil I. Grissom and Lt. Comdr. John W. Young, Gemini III astronauts — — Map (db m228592) HM
67 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — March 31, 1954 — ★ —
4,000 New York City firemen in observance of Firemen's Day — — Map (db m209590) HM
68 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — May 1, 1939 — ★ —
Rear Adm. Alfred W. Johnson, officers and men of the Atlantic Squadron of the U.S. Fleet — — Map (db m209619) HM
69 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — May 10, 1950 — ★ —
Ten foreign mayors attending the 18th Annual U.S. Conference of Mayors — — Map (db m209599) HM
70 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — May 11, 1961 — ★ —
Habib Bourguiba, President of Tunisia — — Map (db m209583) HM
71 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — May 19, 1965 — ★ —
Park Chung Hee, President of South Korea — — Map (db m209570) HM
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72 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — May 2, 1947 — ★ —
Miguel Aleman, President of Mexico — — Map (db m209612) HM
73 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — May 20, 1958 — ★ —
Van Cliburn, first winner of Moscow's International Tchaikovsky Piano Competition — — Map (db m183020) HM
74 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — May 22, 1963 — ★ —
Maj. L. Gordon Cooper Jr., Mercury astronaut who orbited the Earth 22 times — — Map (db m209574) HM
75 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — May 23, 1949 — ★ —
Eurico Gaspar Dutra, President of Brazil — — Map (db m209609) HM
76 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — May 24, 1951 — ★ —
U.S. Army 4th Infantry Division, 8th Regimental Combat Team. The first NATO troops to be sent overseas — — Map (db m183034) HM WM
77 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — May 26, 1930 —
Marquis Jacques de Dampierre and family, descendants of the Marquis de Lafayette, passengers on the maiden voyage of the French ocean liner Lafayette — — Map (db m183046) HM
78 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — May 26, 1953 — ★ —
New York City departments and units of the Armed Services to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the laying of the cornerstone for City Hall — — Map (db m183030) HM
79 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — May 27, 1926 — ★ —
Gustaf Adolf and Louise, Crown Prince and Princess of Sweden — — Map (db m228418) HM
80 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — May 29, 1959 — ★ —
Baudoin I, King of the Belgians — — Map (db m184732) HM
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81 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — May 4, 1928 — ★ —
Prince Ludovico Potenziani Spada, Governor of Rome — — Map (db m228416) HM
82 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — May 9, 1917 — ★ —
Joseph J.C. Joffre, Marshal of Francee — — Map (db m209643) HM
83 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — May 9, 1950 — ★ —
Fernando Casas Aleman, Governor of Mexico City Federal District — — Map (db m209601) HM
84 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — November 11, 1927 — ★ —
Ruth Elder, first woman to attempt a transatlantic flight with pilot George Haldeman — — Map (db m183049) HM
85 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — November 13, 1951 — ★ —
Women in the Armed Services — — Map (db m184731) HM WM
86 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — November 18, 1919 — ★ —
Edward Albert, Prince of Wales — — Map (db m228427) HM
87 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — November 18, 1922 — ★ —
Georges Clemenceau, Premier of France during World War I — — Map (db m228426) HM
88 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — November 18, 1947 — ★ —
Friendship Train bearing supplies from the U.S. to Europe — — Map (db m183035) HM
89 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — November 19, 1954 — ★ —
Lt. Gen. Withers A. Burress, Retiring Commander of the First Army — — Map (db m183203) HM WM
90 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — November 2, 1953 — ★ —
Paul I and Frederika, King and Queen of Greece — — Map (db m209591) HM
91 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — November 4, 1955 — ★ —
Carlos Castillo Armas, President of Guatemala — — Map (db m209587) HM
92 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — November 5, 1947 — ★ —
Crew of Warship Georges Leyques for bringing rare French tapestries to exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art — — Map (db m183206) HM
93 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — November 5, 1953 — ★ —
Lt. Gen James H. Doolittle and marching units from the Armed Forces in Observance of the 50th anniversary of powered flight — — Map (db m183026) HM
94 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — October 14, 1959 — ★ —
Adolfo Lopez Mateos, President of Mexico — — Map (db m184739) HM
95 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — October 14, 1960 — ★ —
Frederick IX and Ingrid, King and Queen of Denmark — — Map (db m209584) HM
96 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — October 16, 1928 —
Dr. Hugo Eckener and the crew of the Durgible Graf Zeppelin for the first commercial transatlantic flight — — Map (db m183047) HM
97 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — October 17, 1949 — ★ —
Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India — — Map (db m209603) HM
98 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — October 18, 1926 — ★ —
Marie, Queen of Rumania — — Map (db m209634) HM
99 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — October 19, 1921 — ★ —
Gen. Armando V. Diaz, Chief of Staff of the Italian Army — — Map (db m209640) HM
100 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Financial District — October 19, 1977 — ★ —
New York Yankees, World Series champions — — Map (db m183013) HM

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Nov. 13, 2026