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World Wars I and II Memorial

 
 
World Wars I and II Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 3, 2018
1. World Wars I and II Memorial
Inscription. In honor of those who made the supreme sacrifice and of those who served in World Wars I and II. They have fought, "to safeguard and transmit to posterity the principles of justice, freedom and democracy."
 
Erected by Presented by the Community of Lewes, sponsored by American Legion Post No 17.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, World IWar, World II.
 
Location. 38° 46.428′ N, 75° 8.371′ W. Memorial is in Lewes, Delaware, in Sussex County. It is in the Lewes Historic District. It is on East Savannah Road (Business U.S. 9) west of 3rd Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 313 East Savannah Road, Lewes DE 19958, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on Delaware’s Beaches. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic and on the Delmarva Peninsula. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Lewes (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Lewes (within shouting distance of this marker); Zwaanendael Museum (within shouting distance of this marker); Zwaanendael House (within shouting distance of this marker); H.M. Brig DeBraak (within shouting distance of this marker); The Zwaanendael Club (within shouting distance of this
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marker); The Fisher-Martin House (within shouting distance of this marker); David Hall House (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lewes.
 
World Wars I and II Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 3, 2018
2. World Wars I and II Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 3, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 308 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on February 3, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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