Camp Merritt Memorial

Camp Merritt Memorial (HM4MJ)

Location: Cresskill, NJ 07626 Bergen County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 56.469', W 73° 58.61'

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In memory of those soldiers who gave their lives for their country while on duty in Camp Merritt.

This monument marks the center of the camp and faces the highway over which more than a million American soldiers passed on their way to and from the World War 1917-1919.

Erected by the State of New Jersey, the County of Bergen, The Bergen County Historical Society, Officers and men of Camp Merritt. Many patriotic citizens and the Camp Merritt Memorial Association.
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HM NumberHM4MJ
Series This marker is part of the More Than Words series
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Year Placed1924
Placed ByState of New Jersey, the County of Bergen, The Bergen County Historical Society, Officers and men of Camp Merritt. Many patriotic citizens and the Camp Merritt Memorial Association
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, October 6th, 2014 at 1:26am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 586127 N 4532728
Decimal Degrees40.94115000, -73.97683333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 56.469', W 73° 58.61'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 56' 28.14" N, 73° 58' 36.60" W
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Area Code(s)201
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 220 Camp Merritt Memorial Cir, Cresskill NJ 07626, US
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