Wireless Operators Memorial - NYC, NY, USA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Ariberna
N 40° 42.192 W 074° 00.879
18T E 583240 N 4506277
Memorial to wireless
Waymark Code: WM18R39
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 09/15/2023
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member wayfrog
Views: 3

"Inscription. Erected in memory of wireless officers lost at sea at the post of duty


Erected 1915 by Veteran Wireless Operators Association.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 40° 42.19' N, 74° 0.879' W. Marker is in Manhattan, New York, in New York County. It is in the Financial District. Memorial is at the intersection of State Street and Pearl Street on State Street. The marker is on the State Street perimeter of Battery Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: New York NY 10004, United States of America. Touch for directions."

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It is close Battery Park. It a fountain with monument that has in stone: "Erected in memory of wireless operators lost at sea at the post of duty"
Marker Name: Wireless Operators Memorial

Marker Type: City

Agency: Veteran Wireless Operators Association.

Dedication Date: 1915

City/Town/Village Name: NYC

County: New York

Region: New York City (Region 11)

Website: [Web Link]

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