War Memorial Park - Margate City, NJ
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N 39° 19.608 W 074° 30.308
18S E 542653 N 4353159
A memorial park to honor those who served in America's conflicts.
Waymark Code: WMDE00
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 12/31/2011
Views: 5
Nice memorial park with several monuments covering the various conflicts over the last 70 years. There are two central larger monuments with several smaller monumnets in front. To the rear is a flagpole and a large eagle. Across the street are single monuments each recognizing the service of a town resident including a couple that are noted as killed in action.
Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Desert Shield - Desert Storm,
In Honor Of: Those Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice
Marker Text:
HONOR ROLL
ERECTED AS AN EVERLASTING TRIBUTE BY
THE CITIZENS OF MARGATE CITY
TO THOSE WHO ANSWERED THEIR
COUNTRY'S CALL
THEODORE J. HARING HARRY MCCLAIN
KILLED IN ACTION WOUNDED
OLLIE HACKNEY LEON J. NORCROSS
HOWARD MCCLAIN JOSEPH SULLIVAN
WILLIAM SULLIVAN
THAT THIS NATION UNDER GOD SHALL HAVE A
NEW BIRTH OF FREEDOM AND THAT GOVERNMENT OF
THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE AND FOR THE PEOPLE SHALL
NOT PERISH FROM THE EARTH. - LINCOLN
EARL E. JEFFRIES
MAYOR
JOHN SPALDING
COMM. PUBLIC WORKS
E. BERTRAM WRIGHT
COMM. REVENUE AND FINANCE
R. BAYNE WILLIAMS
ARCHITECT
Who Put it Here?: Citizens of Margate City
Description of Memorial:
Small park off the main raod that runs between Margate City and Atlantic City. The Park has several monuments. Some of the monuments are dedicated to a specific war, some are honoring those who died during the conflicts. A flagpole is behind the largest monument at the rear of the park.
Date of dedication: Not listed
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