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

Erie County Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial

 
 
Civil War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 12, 2018
1. Civil War Memorial
Inscription.
In memory of the Soldiers and Sailors from Erie County who gave their lives to save the Union

"We here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain, that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom and that the government of the people, by the people, and for the people, shall not perish from the Earth."
 
Erected 1939.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
 
Location. 42° 7.743′ N, 80° 5.183′ W. Marker is in Erie, Pennsylvania, in Erie County. Memorial is at the intersection of Peach Street (Alternate Pennsylvania Route 5) and West 6th Street on Peach Street. On Perry Square, facing Peach Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 602 Peach Street, Erie PA 16501, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Dedicated to those who served in Operation Desert Storm (here, next to this marker); Vietnam War Memorial (here, next to this marker); Korean War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); General Anthony Wayne (a few steps from this marker); General Charles Manning Reed Mansion (within shouting
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distance of this marker); Erie County (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Erie County Courthouse Facade Restoration Project (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Erie.
 
Civil War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 12, 2018
2. Civil War Memorial
Civil War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 12, 2018
3. Civil War Memorial
<i>Soldiers and Sailors Monument, Erie, Pa.</i> image. Click for full size.
circa 1910
4. Soldiers and Sailors Monument, Erie, Pa.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 14, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 15, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 317 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on April 15, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.   4. submitted on April 17, 2018. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.

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