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Amiable Child Monument

The Amiable Child Monument is a monument located in New York City's . It stands west of the southbound lanes of Riverside Drive north of 122nd Street in Morningside Heights, Manhattan.
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  • Type: Memorial
  • Description: monument located in New York City’s Riverside Park
  • Also known as: “Amiable Child Memorial”
  • Inscription: “Erected to the memory of an amiable child, St. Claire Pollock, died 15 July 1797, in the fifth year of his age”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Grant’s Tomb and Manhattan School of Music.

Museum
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Grant's Tomb, officially the General Grant National Memorial, is the final resting place of Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th president of the United States, and of his wife Julia. is situated 500 feet south of Amiable Child Monument.

University
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The is a private music conservatory in . The school offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in the areas of classical performance, jazz performance, contemporary performance, composition, and conducting, as well as a bachelor's in musical theatre. is situated 980 feet southeast of Amiable Child Monument.

Church
Photo: Ad Meskens, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an interdenominational church in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of in , United States. The church is associated with the American Baptist Churches USA and the United Church of Christ. is situated 1,100 feet south of Amiable Child Monument.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Morningside Heights and Manhattanville.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood on the West Side of in . It is bounded by Morningside Drive to the east, 125th Street to the north, 110th Street to the south, and Riverside Drive to the west.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in the borough of . It is bordered on the north by 135th Street; on the south by 122nd and 125th Streets; on the west by ; and on the east by Adam Clayton Powell Jr.

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Upper is a large, relatively under-visited area that ranges from 125th Street to Inwood Hill Park on the west and from 96th Street northward on the east.

Amiable Child Monument

Latitude
40.81481° or 40° 48′ 53″ north
Longitude
-73.96317° or 73° 57′ 47″ west
Elevation
180 feet (55 metres)
Inception
1967
Open location code
87G8R27P+WP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 726445300
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Wiki­data ID
Q21497
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Amiable Child Monument” goes by many names.

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