Military Women’s Memorial
The Military Women's Memorial, also known as the Women In Military Service For America Memorial, is a memorial established by the U.S. federal government which honors women who have served in the United States Armed Forces.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Monument
- Description: monument in Arlington County, United States of America
- Also known as: “Women in Military Service for America Memorial”
- Address: 9006 Memorial Avenue, 22211
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Arlington National Cemetery and Pentagon.
Arlington National Cemetery
Photo: Ralf Roletschek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Arlington National Cemetery is in Arlington, Virginia. Just across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., adjacent to the Pentagon, this national military cemetery includes John F.
Pentagon
Military installation
Photo: David B. Gleason, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Pentagon is the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, in Arlington County, Virginia, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. The building was constructed on an accelerated schedule during World War II. Pentagon is situated 1 mile southeast of Military Women’s Memorial.
Arlington House
Government building
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Arlington House is the historic Custis family mansion built by George Washington Parke Custis from 1803–1818 as a memorial to George Washington. Currently maintained by the National Park Service, it is located in the U.S. Army's Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia. Arlington House is situated 1,300 feet southwest of Military Women’s Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rosslyn and Court House, Virginia.
Rosslyn
Suburb
Photo: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rosslyn is a heavily urbanized neighborhood in northeastern Arlington County, Virginia, United States. It is in Northern Virginia, north of Arlington National Cemetery and directly across the Potomac River from Georgetown and Foggy Bottom in Washington, D.C. Rosslyn encompasses the Arlington neighborhoods of North Rosslyn and Radnor/Ft.
Court House, Virginia
Suburb
Photo: Pedro Vera, CC BY 2.0.
Court House, also known as Courthouse, is a neighborhood in northern Arlington County, Virginia that serves as Arlington's seat of government. It is generally bounded by Arlington Boulevard, N Rhodes Street, Courthouse Road, Key Boulevard, and N Danville Street, and is located along an urban corridor that follows the Orange and Silver Metro lines.
Penrose Historic District
Neighborhood
The Penrose Historic District is a national historic district located at Arlington County, Virginia within the Penrose, Arlington, Virginia neighborhood.
Military Women’s Memorial
- Categories: building and historic site
- Location: Arlington, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.88267° or 38° 52′ 58″ northLongitude
-77.06845° or 77° 4′ 6″ westOpen location code
87C4VWMJ+3JOpenStreetMap ID
way 118662869OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q8031470
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Western Panjabi—“Military Women’s Memorial” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “美国服役妇女纪念馆”
- Chinese: “美國軍事服務女性紀念碑”
- Saraiki: “ملٹری سروس وِچ زنانیاں دی امریکی یادگار”
- Urdu: “ملٹری سروس میں خواتین کی امریکی یادگار”
- Western Panjabi: “ملٹری سروس وچ خواتین دی امریکی یادگار”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame and McClellan Gate.
Nearby Places
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