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A Monumental Salute - Veterans Day 2011
Hudson County Monuments Pictorial Catalog
At the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 the Allied Nations and Germany signed an ‘armistice’ ceasing the hostilities of the Great War, the war to end all wars. In November 1919, then President Woodrow Wilson signed a Proclamation declaring November 11th as the first commemoration of that occasion. Although not officially named a national holiday, many individual states continued to recognize November 11th as a day of reflection. In 1938 the U.S. Congress officially made November 11th a legal holiday, declaring “Armistice Day” as a day to honor all veterans of World War I. In 1954, following World War II and the Korean Conflict, Congress amended the name of the 1938 Act to “Veterans Day”, a day set aside to honor American veterans of all wars.
In this installment, we preview monuments dedicated by the towns of Hudson County to those who served in “The Great War."
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The Hudson County Genealogical and Historical Society is pleased to present the second installment to their ongoing Pictorial Catalog Project documenting Monuments throughout Hudson County. Watch for future installments of our digital preservation initiative in the coming months. |
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BayonneLocation: Donohue Park at intersections of Orient, Dodge & E5th Street |
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East NewarkLocation: Entrance to Borough Hall, 34 Sherman Ave and N2nd Street |
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GuttenbergLocation: Kennedy Blvd East between 70th Street and Ferry Rd (71st Street) |
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HarrisonLocation: Harrison Public Library, Veterans Plaza, 415 Harrison Avenue, between S5th Street and Frank E. Rodgers Blvd |
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HobokenLocation: Elysian Park, Hudson Street, between 10th and 11th Streets |
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Jersey CityLocation: Pershing Field, Summit Avenue, between Manhattan and Carton Avenues |
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Location: Riverview/Fisk Park, SE Corner Palisades Avenue and Bowers Street |
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KearnyLocation: Monument Park, Between 1 Beech Street and Kearny Avenue |
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North BergenLocation: To right of entrance to North Bergen Town Hall, 123 43rd Street and Kennedy Blvd |
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SecaucusLocation: To right of entrance to Municipal Bldg, between Paterson Plank Road and John Street |
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Union CityLocation: Ellsworth Park, Palisades Avenue, between 23rd and 24th Streets |
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Location: Juan Duarte Park, New York Avenue at 33rd Street |
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WeehawkenLocation: Kennedy Blvd East at Hudson Place |
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West New YorkLocation: Veterans Park, Kennedy Blvd East at 54th Street |
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