Westminster in Carroll County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Memorial Gateway
generations shall provide
a more fitting tribute,
this simple gateway
is erected as a memorial
for the dead
and testimonial to
the living soldiers and
others from Carroll County
who served in the
World War
and other wars since
the county was founded.
Erected 1937 by H. Peyton Gorsuch.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
Location. 39° 34.294′ N, 76° 59.433′ W. Memorial is in Westminster, Maryland, in Carroll County. It is on North Center Street west of Court Lane, on the right when traveling south. On the southern gate to Westminster City Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 24 North Center Street, Westminster MD 21157, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Central Maryland. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic. 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 one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A Final Tribute (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Carroll County Vietnam Veterans Memorial (about 500 feet away); Army of the Potomac (about 500 feet away); Divided Loyalties (about 500 feet away); a different marker also named Army of the Potomac (about 500 feet away); Aftermath of Battle
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Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 25, 2018
3. Sign on the opposite entrance of the park
·1937·
·Mayor·
George E. Matthews
·Councilmen·
Joseph L. Mathias, President
Frank T. Shaeffer
Walter H. Davis
Edwin S. Gehr
Jesse C. Rover
·City Attorney·
D. Eugene Walsh
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 25, 2018
4. Sign on the opposite entrance of the park
City Park
Westminster Recreation and Parks
Project Assisted by MD Dept. of Natural Resources
Program Open Space
Credits. This page was last revised on May 11, 2020. It was originally submitted on February 25, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 385 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 25, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
