Purple Heart Memorial

Purple Heart Memorial is a memorial in Erie County, Niagara Frontier, New York. Purple Heart Memorial is situated nearby to USS Croaker, as well as near USS Grenadier (SS210).

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include USS Croaker and USS Little Rock.

USS Croaker

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USS Croaker, a Gato-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the croaker, any of various fishes which make throbbing or drumming noises.

USS Little Rock is a Cleveland-class light cruiser and one of 27 completed for the United States Navy during or shortly after World War II. She is one of six to be converted to guided missile cruisers and the first US Navy ship to be named for Little Rock, Arkansas. USS Little Rock is situated 470 feet southeast of Purple Heart Memorial.

USS The Sullivans

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USS The Sullivans is a retired United States Navy Fletcher-class destroyer. The ship was named in honor of the five Sullivan brothers aged 20 to 27 who died when the light cruiser, USS Juneau, was sunk by a Japanese submarine during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal on 13 November 1942. USS The Sullivans is situated 570 feet southeast of Purple Heart Memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Canalside and Buffalo.

Canalside

Neighborhood

Photo: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Canalside, formerly known as Canal Side and also referred to as Erie Canal Harbor, is a mixed-use recreational and entertainment district in downtown Buffalo, New York.

Buffalo

Photo: AndreCarrotflower, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The largest city in New York State's Niagara Frontier, Buffalo is a city full of surprises. Though Buffalo is sometimes the butt of jokes about chicken wings, its long-suffering sports teams, and the mountains of snow under which it is supposedly buried each…

Downtown Buffalo

Photo: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Downtown has been the nucleus of Buffalo since its foundation; over two centuries later, it retains its central importance in the Niagara Frontier both geographically and commercially.

Purple Heart Memorial

Type: Memorial
Category: historic site
Location: Erie County, Niagara Frontier, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.87859° or 42° 52′ 43″ north

Longitude

-78.88212° or 78° 52′ 56″ west

Open location code

87J3V4H9+C5

OpenStreetMap ID

node 11254346481

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include USS Grenadier (SS210) and Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park.

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