American Merchant Marine Veterans Memorial

American Merchant Marine Veterans Memorial is a memorial in Los Angeles, Southern California, California. American Merchant Marine Veterans Memorial is situated nearby to John S. Gibson, Jr. Park, as well as near the fountain Fontana dei Pescatori.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include USS Iowa and Vincent Thomas Brücke.

USS Iowa

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USS Iowa is a retired battleship, the lead ship of her class, and the fourth in the United States Navy to be named after the state of Iowa. Owing to the cancellation of the Montana-class battleships, Iowa is the last lead ship of any class of United States battleships and was the only ship of her class to serve in the Atlantic Ocean during World War II. USS Iowa is situated 1,300 feet northeast of American Merchant Marine Veterans Memorial.

Vincent Thomas Brücke

Bridge

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The Vincent Thomas Bridge is a 1,500-foot-long suspension bridge, crossing Los Angeles Harbor in Los Angeles, California, linking San Pedro with Terminal Island. Vincent Thomas Brücke is situated 1 mile northeast of American Merchant Marine Veterans Memorial.

Port of Los Angeles High School

School

Port of Los Angeles High School is a public charter tuition-free high school in San Pedro, California, United States. It was established in 2005, and fuses a college preparatory program with elective coursework in International Business and Maritime Studies. Port of Los Angeles High School is situated 1,100 feet northwest of American Merchant Marine Veterans Memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Pedro and Wilmington.

San Pedro

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San Pedro is a district of Los Angeles County on the South Bay harbor, immediately east of the Palos Verdes Peninsula.

Wilmington

Suburb

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Wilmington is a neighborhood in the South Bay and Harbor region of Los Angeles, California, covering 9.14 square miles. Featuring a heavy concentration of industry and the third-largest oil field in the continental United States, this neighborhood has a high percentage of Latino and foreign-born residents. Wilmington is situated 3 miles north of American Merchant Marine Veterans Memorial.

Harbor City

Quarter

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Harbor City is a highly diverse neighborhood in the South Bay and Harbor region of Los Angeles, California, with a population upward of 36,000 people. Originally part of the Rancho San Pedro Spanish land grant, the 2.58-square-mile Harbor City was brought into Los Angeles as a preliminary step in the larger city's consolidation with the port cities of Wilmington and San Pedro. Harbor City is situated 4 miles north of American Merchant Marine Veterans Memorial.

American Merchant Marine Veterans Memorial

Type: Memorial
Category: historic site
Location: Los Angeles, Southern California, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

33.73908° or 33° 44′ 21″ north

Longitude

-118.27956° or 118° 16′ 46″ west

Open location code

8553PPQC+J5

OpenStreetMap ID

way 867465779

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

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