McLaughlin Park World War I Memorial

McLaughlin Park World War I Memorial is a memorial in Brooklyn, New York. McLaughlin Park World War I Memorial is situated near the pitch McLaughlin Park Athletic Field, as well as near George Westinghouse Career and Technical Education High School.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Brooklyn Bridge and Wunsch Building.

Brooklyn Bridge

Photo: CPacker, CC BY 2.0.

The Brooklyn Bridge is a cable-stayed suspension bridge in New York City, spanning the East River between the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn. Opened on May 24, 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge was the first fixed crossing of the East River. Brooklyn Bridge is situated 1 mile northwest of McLaughlin Park World War I Memorial.

Wunsch Building

University

Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain.

The Wunsch Building of New York University Tandon School of Engineering is the present name of the former Bridge Street Methodist Church, a former Methodist church located at 311 Bridge Street, on the east side between Johnson Street and Myrtle Avenue, in Downtown Brooklyn, New York City. Wunsch Building is situated 710 feet south of McLaughlin Park World War I Memorial.

George Westinghouse Career and Technical Education High School

School

George Westinghouse Career and Technical Education High School is a vocational high school in Downtown Brooklyn, New York, United States. It is located at 105 Tech Place, south of Tillary Street and east of Jay Street.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown Brooklyn and Dumbo.

Downtown Brooklyn

Photo: Red trela, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Downtown Brooklyn is in Brooklyn. In addition to the downtown area proper, it includes Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO, Cobble Hill, Boerum Hill, Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, and the Navy Yard.

Dumbo

Neighborhood

Photo: I.M. Rich, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Dumbo is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It encompasses two sections: one situated between the Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges, which connect Brooklyn to Manhattan across the East River, and another extending eastward from the Manhattan Bridge to the Vinegar Hill area.

Brooklyn Navy Yard

Neighborhood

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The Brooklyn Navy Yard is a shipyard and industrial complex in northwest Brooklyn in New York City, New York, U.S. The Navy Yard is located on the East River in Wallabout Bay, a semicircular bend of the river across from Corlears Hook in Manhattan.

McLaughlin Park World War I Memorial

Type: Memorial
Inscription: “In loving memory of those men of this district who in the war of 1917 and 1918 fought and died for freedom, their neighbors, trhough the Seawanhaka Democratic Club, erect this monument AD MDCCCCXIX”
Category: historic site
Location: Brooklyn, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.69626° or 40° 41′ 47″ north

Longitude

-73.98498° or 73° 59′ 6″ west

Open location code

87G8M2W8+G2

OpenStreetMap ID

node 419367334

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: McLaughlin Park Athletic Field and McLaughlin Park.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: The Tillary Hotel and Saint James Cathedral Office.

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Worth a closer look: Coney Island and Brighton Beach and Southwest Brooklyn.

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