List of New York City parks relating to World War I
Within the city-operated parks system of New York City, there are many parks that are either named after individuals who participated in World War I or contain monuments relating to the war.
Manhattan
- Abingdon Square Park has a memorial[1][2]
- Central Park has the John Purroy Mitchel Memorial and 107th United States Infantry Monument and 307th Infantry Memorial Grove.
- Coleman Playground[3]
- Donnellan Square[4]
- Dorrance Brooks Square[5][6]
- 369th Infantry Regiment Memorial[7]
- Chelsea Park Doughboy Statue[2][8]
- Colonel Young Playground[9]
- Colonel Young Triangle[10]
- Duffy Square
- Finn Square[11]
- Madison Square Park (Eternal Light Flagstaff)[12]
- Maher Circle (site of Hooper Fountain)[13]
- McKenna Square
- William McCray Playground[14]
- Mitchel Square[15]
The Bronx
- Bronx Victory Memorial at Pelham Bay Park[16]
- Brust Park[17]
- D’Auria-Murphy Triangle[18]
- Devanney Triangle[19]
- Graham Triangle[20]
- Hawkins Park[21]
- O’Brien Oval[22]
- O’Neill Triangle[23]
- Owen Dolen Park (memorial)[24]
- Memorial Grove at Van Cortlandt Park[25]
- Woodrow Wilson Triangle [26]
- Sergeant Johnson Triangle [27]
- Vincent Ciccarone Playground [28]
- Wade Triangle [29]
- Woodlawn Heights War Memorial [30]
- Zimmerman Playground[31]
Queens
- Astoria Park Memorial[32]
- Barclay Triangle[33]
- Catholic War Veterans Triangle[34]
- Daniel O’Connell Playground[35]
- Doughboy Park[6]
- Dwyer Square[36]
- Fagan Square[37]
- Flushing Fields[38]
- Foch Sitting Area
- Foothill Malls (Hollis World War Memorial)[39]
- Forest Park (Richmond Hill War Memorial)[40]
- Garlinge Triangle[41]
- Gordon Triangle[42]
- Glendale Veterans Triangle[43]
- Hillcrest Veterans Square[44]
- Howard Von Dohlen Playground[45]
- Kennedy Playground[46]
- Legion Triangle
- Lost Battalion Hall[47]
- Luke J. Lang Square[48]
- Major Mark Park[49]
- MacDonald Park[50][51]
- Mall Eighteen
- McConnell Park[52]
- McKenna Triangle[53]
- McKee Triangle[54]
- Norelli-Hargreaves Playground[55]
- Norelli-Hargreaves Playground[56]
- O'Connell Playground[57]
- Proctor-Hopson Circle[6]
- Queens Village Veterans Plaza[58]
- Ridgewood Veterans Triangle
- Sergeant Colyer Square[59]
- Sohncke Square[60]
- Steinmann Triangle[61]
- Triangle 54 (memorial flagpole)
- Veterans Park[62] (Broad Channel)
- Veterans Square[63]
- Wellbrook Triangle[64]
- Winfield War Memorial[65]
- William F. Moore Park[66]
Brooklyn
- Alben Triangle[67]
- Ascenzi Square
- Beattie Square[68]
- Callahan–Kelly Playground[69]
- Freedom Triangle[70]
- HeisserTriangle[71]
- Highland Park (Dawn of Glory sculpture)[2][72]
- Ketchum Triangle[73]
- Person Square[74]
- Private Sonsire Triangle[75]
- Saratoga Park War Memorial[76]
- T. Raymond Nulty Square inside McCarren Park[77]
- William E. Sheridan Playground[78]
- Zion Triangle[79]
Staten Island
References
- ↑ http://www.abingdonsquare.org/history-of-the-square/ Abingdon Square Conservancy
- 1 2 3 Wilson, Dr. Ross J. "New York and the First World War: Shaping an American City" Page 213
- ↑ "Coleman Playground : NYC Parks".
- ↑ "Donnellan Square : NYC Parks".
- ↑ "Dorrance Brooks Square : NYC Parks".
- 1 2 3 Wilson, Dr. Ross J. "New York and the First World War: Shaping an American City" Page 214
- ↑ "GREENSTREET Highlights : NYC Parks".
- ↑ "Chelsea Park Monuments - Chelsea Park Memorial (Doughboy) : NYC Parks".
- ↑ "Col. Young Playground : NYC Parks".
- ↑ "Colonel Charles Young Triangle : NYC Parks".
- ↑ "Finn Square : NYC Parks".
- ↑ "Madison Square Park Monuments - Eternal Light Flagstaff : NYC Parks".
- ↑ In memory of Lt. Joseph F. Maher “Tablets Unveiled, Graves Decorated” New York Times 5/31/1923
- ↑ "William McCray Playground : NYC Parks".
- ↑ "Mitchel Square : NYC Parks".
- ↑ "Pelham Bay Park Monuments - Bronx Victory Memorial : NYC Parks".
- ↑ "Brust Park : NYC Parks".
- ↑ "Forham and Belmont Part Two: Forgotten-NY".
- ↑ "Devanney Triangle : NYC Parks".
- ↑ "Graham Triangle Monuments : NYC Parks".
- ↑ "Hawkins Park Monuments : NYC Parks".
- ↑ "O'Brien Oval : NYC Parks".
- ↑ "O'Neill Triangle : NYC Parks".
- ↑ "Owen F. Dolen Park Monuments - Westchester Square Memorial : NYC Parks".
- ↑ "Van Cortlandt Park Monuments - Van Cortlandt Memorial Grove : NYC Parks".
- ↑ "Woodrow Wilson Triangle : NYC Parks".
- ↑ "Sergeant Johnson Triangle : NYC Parks".
- ↑ "Vincent Ciccarone Playground : NYC Parks".
- ↑ "Forham and Belmont Part One : Forgotten-NY".
- ↑ "Woodlawn Heights War Memorial : NYC Parks".
- ↑ Corporal Louis Zimmerman, killed on November 5, 1918
- ↑ "Astoria Park Monuments - Astoria Park War Memorial : NYC Parks".
- ↑ "Barclay Triangle : NYC Parks".
- ↑ “Harvey Will Speak at Square Dedication” Brooklyn Daily Eagle September 18, 1938
- ↑ "Daniel M. O'Connell Playground : NYC Parks".
- ↑ "Dwyer Square : NYC Parks".
- ↑ "Corporal Frank F. Fagan Sq. : NYC Parks".
- ↑ Flushing World War Memorial http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/flushing-fields/monuments
- ↑ "Permanent Art and Monuments : NYC Parks".
- ↑ "Forest Park Highlights - Richmond Hill War Memorial : NYC Parks".
- ↑ "Garlinge Triangle Monuments : NYC Parks".
- ↑ "Gordon Triangle Monuments : NYC Parks".
- ↑ "Glendale Veterans Triangle Monuments : NYC Parks".
- ↑ Rhoades, Liz “In Time For Memorial Day, Veterans Unveil New Monument” Queens Chronicle June 2, 2005 http://www.qchron.com/editions/north/in-time-for-memorial-day-veterans-unveil-new-monument/article_fe26914f-3cdc-598b-a649-9a2c74ea385f.html
- ↑ "Howard Von Dohlen Playground : NYC Parks".
- ↑ "Kennedy Playground : NYC Parks".
- ↑ "Lost Battalion Hall Recreation Center : NYC Parks".
- ↑ "Luke J. Lang Square: NYC Parks".
- ↑ "Major Mark Park : NYC Parks".
- ↑ "MacDonald Park : NYC Parks".
- ↑ New York City Board of Aldermen Res. #190 4/25/1933
- ↑ "Lt. Frank McConnell Park : NYC Parks".
- ↑ "McKenna Triangle : NYC Parks".
- ↑ "McKee Triangle : NYC Parks".
- ↑ "Norelli-Hargreaves Playground : NYC Parks".
- ↑ "Norelli-Hargreaves Memorial Triangle : NYC Parks".
- ↑ "O'Connell Playground : NYC Parks".
- ↑ "Queens Village Veterans Plaza Highlights : NYC Parks".
- ↑ "Sergeant Colyer Square : NYC Parks".
- ↑ "Carl R. Sohncke Square : NYC Parks".
- ↑ "Steinmann Triangle : NYC Parks".
- ↑ "Veterans Park : NYC Parks".
- ↑ "Veteran's Square : NYC Parks".
- ↑ "Wellbrock Triangle Monuments - Corporal George J. Wellbrook Memorial : NYC Parks".
- ↑ "Permanent Art and Monuments : NYC Parks".
- ↑ "William F Moore Park : NYC Parks".
- ↑ "Alben Triangle : NYC Parks".
- ↑ "Beattie Square : NYC Parks".
- ↑ "Callahan-Kelly Playground : NYC Parks".
- ↑ "Freedom Triangle : NYC Parks".
- ↑ "Heisser Triangle : NYC Parks".
- ↑ "Highland Park Monuments - Dawn of Glory : NYC Parks".
- ↑ "Ketchum Triangle : NYC Parks".
- ↑ "J W Person Square Highlights : NYC Parks".
- ↑ "Pvt. Sonsire Triangle : NYC Parks".
- ↑ "Saratoga Park : NYC Parks".
- ↑ "McCarren Park Highlights : NYC Parks".
- ↑ "William E. Sheridan Playground : NYC Parks".
- ↑ "Zion Triangle : NYC Parks".
- ↑ "Egbert Triangle : NYC Parks".
- ↑ "Levy Playground : NYC Parks".
- ↑ "Hero Park Monuments : NYC Parks".
- ↑ "Mahoney Playground : NYC Parks".
- ↑ "De Matti Playground : NYC Parks".
- ↑ "Pleasant Plains Plaza Monuments : NYC Parks".
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