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Elizabeth, New Jersey: Obscure Challenger Memorial

Large black tombstone features engraved faces of the seven Challenger astronauts and a small bronze replica of the doomed Space Shuttle. Unveiled Oct. 22, 1986.

Address:
65 Winfield Scott Plaza, Elizabeth, NJ
Directions:
Downtown, in the median between Winfield Scott Plaza and Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, just south of E. Jersey St., facing City Hall.
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Space Shuttle Challenger Memorial.

Obscure Challenger Memorial

Pretty cool looking memorial that sits across from the City of Elizabeth Municipal Building. Other memorials and statues also share this area.

[Frank Oyola, 04/01/2023]

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