Oyster Bay World War I Memorial

Oyster Bay World War I Memorial is a memorial in Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York. Oyster Bay World War I Memorial is situated near Triangle Park, as well as near the shopping center Lexington Avenue Mall.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Earle-Wightman House and Townsend Cemetery.

Earle-Wightman House

Museum

This house was originally built on South Street in Oyster Bay, New York, around 1720, as a small one-room dwelling. During the 19th century two successive Baptist ministers made their home here. Earle-Wightman House is situated 1,800 feet north of Oyster Bay World War I Memorial.

Townsend Cemetery

Cemetery

The Townsend Cemetery is located atop one of the most distinguished hills surrounding Oyster Bay, New York, USA. Members of the prominent Townsend family, some of whom built and later lived in Raynham Hall, are buried here. Townsend Cemetery is situated 1,400 feet north of Oyster Bay World War I Memorial.

Raynham Hall Museum

Museum

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Raynham Hall is in Oyster Bay, New York. Home of the Townsend family, one of the founding families of Oyster Bay, on Long Island, New York, and a member of George Washington's Culper Ring of spies, the house was renamed Raynham Hall after the Townsend seat in Norfolk, England, in 1850 by a grandson of the original owner. Raynham Hall Museum is situated 2,300 feet north of Oyster Bay World War I Memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oyster Bay Cove and East Norwich.

Oyster Bay Cove

Village

Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Oyster Bay Cove is a village located within the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. It is considered part of the Greater Oyster Bay area, which is anchored by Oyster Bay.

East Norwich

Village

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East Norwich is a hamlet and census-designated place located within the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 2,792 at the time of the 2020 census.

Cove Neck

Hamlet

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Cove Neck is a village located within the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York. As of the 2020 census, Cove Neck had a population of 293. Cove Neck is situated 2 miles northeast of Oyster Bay World War I Memorial.

Oyster Bay World War I Memorial

Type: Memorial
Inscription: “To the memory of those from Oyster Bay who gave their lives in the service of their country in the World War 1917–18 Let those who come after see that these men shall not be forgotten. Nicolas Abbati Frank Boday Fred Cassell Luke Kiloran Quentin Roosevelt”
Category: historic site
Location: Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.86601° or 40° 51′ 58″ north

Longitude

-73.53199° or 73° 31′ 55″ west

Open location code

87G8VF89+C6

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9898155644

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Triangle Park and Lexington Avenue Mall.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Francis P. DeVine Funeral Home and Horse and Carriage.

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Worth a closer look: Long Beach and Glen Cove.

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