Shippensburg in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
William C. Ashwell
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 3, 2018
1. William C. Ashwell Memorial
Coast Artly Cor.
Died in France Jan. 10, 1918
in his 22nd year.
A Memorial by the Citizens
to the First Soldier of
Shippensburg to give his life
for worlds peace
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Charity & Public Work • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World I. A significant day of the year for for this entry is May 31.
Location. 40° 2.949′ N, 77° 31.794′ W. Memorial is in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, in Cumberland County. It can be reached from N Morris St. Monument is in the Speaking Ground portion of Spring Hill Cemetery Section 3.3, accessed off North Morris Street (Pennsylvania Route 533), about 0.2 miles NW of King Street (US Hwy 11). Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 114 N Morris St, Shippensburg PA 17257, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in South-Central Pennsylvania and in Greater Harrisburg. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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: Braddock Expedition (approx. 0.2 miles away); This Tablet Marks the Site of Fort Morris (approx. 0.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. Ό mile away); Galen J. Karper (approx. Ό mile away); Mc Lean House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Residence of George H. Stewart, Sr. (approx. 0.3
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Also see . . . William Cloyd Ashwell at Find A Grave. (Submitted on July 15, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 3, 2018
2. William C. Ashwell Memorial Detail
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 3, 2018
3. William C. Ashwell Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on July 15, 2018. It was originally submitted on July 15, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 326 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 15, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
