Washington Avenue Soldier's Monument and Triangle
National Register of Historic Places

Washington Avenue Soldier's Monument and Triangle

Suffern, Rockland County, New York
Listed
July 25, 2006
Type
Object
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
06000646

About this property

The Washington Avenue Soldier's Monument is located at the junction of that street and Lafayette Avenue (NY 59) in the village of Suffern, New York, United States. It sits on a small piece of land in the middle of the street known locally as the Triangle. At different times during the Revolutionary War, George Washington and Rochambeau encamped the Continental Army near the memorial site for brief periods. A cannon from that war had been placed on the Triangle in 1908 with the intent of starting a memorial to the village's dead from the Civil War, but only after World War I was the monument finished and dedicated. Plaques have been added since then to honor those locally who served and sometimes gave their lives in World War II, Korea and Vietnam.

Location

Suffern, Rockland County, New York
41.11490, -74.14980

Categories

ARTSOCIAL HISTORY
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Historic Sites

US Post Office-Suffern
Colonial
0.2 mi
Main School
Colonial
1.3 mi
Brook Chapel
Civil War
1.5 mi
Torne Brook Farm
Industrial
1.9 mi
DeBaun, John A., Mill
Industrial
2.4 mi

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When was Washington Avenue Soldier's Monument and Triangle listed on the National Register?

Washington Avenue Soldier's Monument and Triangle was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 25, 2006.

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Washington Avenue Soldier's Monument and Triangle is classified as a object in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Washington Avenue Soldier's Monument and Triangle is recorded as the early_republic era.

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