The North Wall

The North Wall, also known as the Canadian Vietnam Veterans Memorial, is a war memorial in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. The monument was erected on July 2, 1995 in honour of the Canadian veterans who were killed in action, made prisoners of war, or declared missing in action during the Vietnam War.

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Type: Memorial
Description: monument in Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Also known as: “Canadian Vietnam Veterans Memorial” and “Canadian Vietnam Veterans‘ Memorial”
Inscription: “As long as we live, you shall live. As long as we live, you shall be remembered. As long as we live, you shall be loved.”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ambassador Bridge and Our Lady of the Assumption.

Ambassador Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Mikerussell, GFDL.

The Ambassador Bridge is an international suspension bridge across the Detroit River that connects Detroit, Michigan, United States, with Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Ambassador Bridge is situated 1,400 feet northwest of The North Wall.

Our Lady of the Assumption

Church

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Our Lady of the Assumption, currently located at 350 Huron Church Road in Windsor, Ontario, is a Roman Catholic church and is the oldest continuous parish in Canada, west of Montreal. Our Lady of the Assumption is situated 1,100 feet south of The North Wall.

Basilica of Sainte Anne de Détroit

Church

Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Basilica of Sainte Anne de Détroit was founded July 26, 1701 by French colonists in New France, and is the second-oldest continuously operating Roman Catholic parish in the United States. Basilica of Sainte Anne de Détroit is situated 4,100 feet northwest of The North Wall.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hubbard Farms and Windsor.

Hubbard Farms

Neighborhood

Hubbard Farms is a neighborhood located in Detroit, Michigan. It is located on one of the old plots which used to be a ribbon farm along the Detroit River.

Windsor

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Windsor is a mid-sized Canadian city on the southwest tip of Ontario. It's an extremely multicultural city with over 20% of its population having been born outside of Canada.

Downtown Detroit

Photo: Mikerussell, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Downtown Detroit is the central business district of Detroit, bordered by the Lodge Freeway to the west, the Fisher Freeway to the north, Interstate 375 to the east, and the Detroit River to the south.

The North Wall

Categories: war memorial and historic site
Location: City of Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.31038° or 42° 18′ 37″ north

Longitude

-83.06974° or 83° 4′ 11″ west

Open location code

86JR8W6J+54

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4861671593

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

Wikidata ID

Q5030665

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