Spurgeon Milton Keeny Marker

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Shrewsbury in York County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Spurgeon Milton Keeny
(1893-1988)

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By Beverly Pfingsten, January 5, 2008

1. Spurgeon Milton Keeny Marker

Inscription. The humanitarian's boyhood home. Served worldwide, 1917-76. In Asia, directed UNICEF; aided family planning. Chief, UN's Italy relief; assisted Russian relief. A YMCA officer in Mesopotamia, Siberia, Estonia, Poland; later was on its U. S. Council.

Erected by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Location. 39° 45.905′ N, 76° 40.751′ W. Marker is in Shrewsbury, Pennsylvania, in York County. Marker is on South Main Street 0.2 miles south of Reservior Avenue, on the left when traveling south. Click for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 155 South Main Street, Shrewsbury PA 17361, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Amanda Berry Smith (1837-1915) (about 700 feet away, in a direct line); Hoffman Paper Mills (approx. 7.5 miles away in Maryland); Hanover Junction (approx. 7.6 miles away); Hanover Junction Vital Crossroads (approx. 7.6 miles away); York Iron Company Mine (approx. 9.1 miles away); York Imperial Apple (approx. 11.1 miles away); Black Horse Tavern (approx. 11.9 miles away in Maryland); York (approx. 12.7 miles away).

Also see . . . New York Times Obituary of Spurgeon Milton Keeny. (Submitted on January 5, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)