Lower Merion Township near Bala Cynwyd in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Somerset County PA-New York, NY-Washington, DC

Photographed by Don Morfe, June 25, 2007

1. Somerset County PA-New York, NY-Washington, DC Marker

Inscription. Through blurred eyes we find the strength and courage to soar beyond the moment. We look to the future knowing we can never forget the past. God Bless America

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: 9/11 Attacks.

Location. 40° 0.589′ N, 75° 13.469′ W. Memorial is near Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, in Montgomery County. It is in Lower Merion Township. It is on Belmont Avenue. The marker is located in West Laurel Hill Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 215 Belmont Avenue, Bala Cynwyd PA 19004, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Greater Philadelphia.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Duffy's Cut 57

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(approx. 0.4 miles away); West Laurel Hill Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Philadelphia & Columbia Railroad (approx. 0.4 miles away); Barmouth Train Station (approx. half a mile away); Bala Cynwyd World War I Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Vine Creek (approx. half a mile away); Women of Idenlea Estate (approx. 0.6 miles away); West Laurel Hill Train Station (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bala Cynwyd.

More about this memorial. This marker is in recognition of the events of September 11, 2001

Additional commentary.
1. Inaccuracy on the marker
The attack on the Pentagon did not happen in Washington, DC, but instead in neighboring Arlington County, Virginia.

— Submitted February 6, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 27, 2017, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 367 times since then and 13 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on August 27, 2017, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.