War Memorials in New York City

Posted on May 27, 2019 by Woman Around Town in Living Around

On Memorial Day – or at any time – we can pay homage to those who died in past wars by visiting and learning more about the war memorials throughout New York City. Here are photos of just a few which you may have passed by numerous times, but never stopped to learn more about the heroes depicted. (Above: Korean War Memorial.)

**Grant`s Tomb honors America`s 18th president, Ulyssess S. Grant in Upper Manhattan, New York City, USA.**

**William Sherman memorial in New York City on the corner of Central Park South by Augustus Saint-Gaudens. William Sherman was a United States general who served in the American Civil War.**

**Vietnam Veterans Plaza in Manhattan. Also known as New York Vietnam Veterans Memorial, it is a memorial plaza in Battery Park, New York.**

**Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn commemorating the Union Victory during the Civil War.**

**Bronx Victory Memorial in Pelham Bay Park commemorating 947 soldiers from the Bronx who gave their lives in service during World War I.**

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