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Monuments / Memorials
In 2002, Jersey City dedicated a memorial to the victims of 9/11: a steel girder from the World Trade Center and a black granite plaque listing all those from Jersey City who died in the terrorist attacks. The memorial is located at the foot of Grand Street along the Hudson County Waterfront Walkway, three blocks south of the Exchange Place PATH station.
The Korean War Memorial is on the Jersey City waterfront at the foot of Washington Street in Veterans Park, adjacent to Liberty State Park and the Morris Canal Big Basin. The design for the memorial structure and sculpture was the product of a competition sponsored by the Korean War Veterans Association of Hudson County and initiated by the Stevens Institute Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Civil Engineering. The memorial is composed of three obelisks within two semi-circular walls. At the center of the display is a sculpture representing two soldiers in combat gear, one injured and the other supporting him. The monument displays the legend, "They Came. They Fought. They Died for Freedom." An honor roll of the 127 Hudson County residents who died in the war also appears as a central feature of the memorial.
The Katyn Monument is located at Montgomery Street at Exchange Place in Jersey City, a short walk from the Hyatt Regency Jersey City. The New York City skyline provides a striking backdrop for this dramatic sculpture, which honors all victims of the Katyn Massacre (a Polish massacre by Soviet troops in 1940), the commencement of World War II when Germany invaded Poland in 1939, and the World Trade Center terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
Dedicated in 1985, the "Liberation" sculpture in Liberty State Park was created by the sculptor and Holocaust survivor Natan Rapoport. It depicts an American soldier carrying a World War II concentration camp survivor. The inscription notes that the statue is “dedicated to America’s role of preserving freedom and rescuing the oppressed.”
Also in Liberty State Park, visitors can view a plaque commemorating the Black Tom explosion of July 30, 1916. The blast destroyed thousands of tons of munitions on a small island off the coast of Jersey City known as "Black Tom"; these munitions were ultimately destined for the World War I battlefields of France. Some regard this event as the first major terrorist attack on the United States. At the entrance of Lincoln Park in Jersey City is a monument of Abraham Lincoln depicting the 16th President seated on a pedestal. This statue was designed by sculptor James Earle Fraser (designer of the Indian head or buffalo nickel). The monument was commissioned and dedicated in 1930.
A statue of Christopher Columbus stands near the fountain in Journal Square in the heart of Jersey City. The 10-foot bronze memorial honors both the explorer and all Italian-American residents of Jersey City.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Harsimus Stem Embankment is a former rail freightway that runs for six blocks along Sixth Street in downtown Jersey City. The Embankment borders the National Historic Districts of Harsimus Cove and Hamilton Park. It is eligible for the National Register of Historic Places, is listed on the State Register and is designated a Municipal Landmark.
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