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  • Description: Tablet
  • Materials: Original plaque--bronze; Original plinth--concrete; replacement tablet--granite
  • Dimensions: Original plaque H: 10" W: 1'2"
  • Cast: ca. 1950
  • Dedicated: ca. 1950
  • Donor: Marine Corps Fathers' Association of New York
  • Inscription: 1) original plaque: "IN MEMORY OF / OUR / MARINE HEROES / MARINE CORPS / FATHERS ASSOCIATION / OF NEW YORK"

    2) replacement tablet: "IN MEMORY OF / OUR MARINE HEROES /---/ MARINE CORPS FATHERS' ASS'N. / OF NEW YORK"

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The northernmost A-dock at the 79th Street Boat Basin is currently closed to public access for structural enhancements. The dock will be further supported with non-wood pilings and a new wave screen.
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