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Veterans Memorial

Town of Kensington, Maryland

 
 
Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 8, 2018
1. Veterans Memorial
Inscription. Dedicated to those from Kensington who served their country in the Armed Forces
 
Erected by Town of Kensington, Maryland.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 39° 1.507′ N, 77° 4.548′ W. Memorial is in Kensington, Maryland, in Montgomery County. It is on Armory Avenue north of Baltimore Street, on the left when traveling north. Marker is on the grounds of Ernest Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 10301 Connecticut Avenue, Kensington MD 20895, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Washington Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American 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 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: Photos of Historic Kensington (approx. Ό mile away); Millstone From Alfred Ray's Property
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(approx. Ό mile away); Clum-Kennedy Park (approx. Ό mile away); 9-11 Memorial • KVFD (approx. 0.3 miles away); Kensington Cabin (approx. 0.4 miles away); Edith Throckmorton (approx. half a mile away); Newport Mills (approx. 0.7 miles away); Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Bridge Abutment (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kensington.
 
Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 8, 2018
2. Veterans Memorial
Ernest Memorial Park sign image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 8, 2018
3. Ernest Memorial Park sign
Ernest Memorial Park
Town of Kensington
Statue of an eagle on the grounds of Ernest Memorial Park image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 8, 2018
4. Statue of an eagle on the grounds of Ernest Memorial Park
Dedication plaque reads:
"The Rising"
In loving memory of Katie
Hand carved red oak by Jason Swain
Log installed by David Gregg

March 2008
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 18, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 8, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 496 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 8, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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Jul. 18, 2026