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Road of Remembrance

"Lest We Forget"

 
 
Road of Remembrance Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 2, 2018
1. Road of Remembrance Marker
Inscription.

This highway for twenty five miles westward
across York County was planted with trees
by the People of the County
and dedicated by them to be forever a
Road of
Remembrance

in honor of
Their Sons and Daughters
who served in the World War
1917-1918

This work was done under the direction of
the Woman's Club of York


 
Erected by the Woman's Club of York.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public WorkHorticulture & ForestryPatriots & PatriotismWar, World I.
 
Location. 40° 1.404′ N, 76° 32.406′ W. Marker is in Wrightsville, Pennsylvania, in York County. Memorial is at the intersection of Hellam Street and 8th Street, on the right when traveling east on Hellam Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 801 Hellam Street, Wrightsville PA 17368, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. World War Memorial (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Springetsbury Manor (about 700 feet away); Veterans Memorial (about 800 feet away); Wrightsville (approx. 0.2 miles away); Wrightsville Engagement
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(approx. ¼ mile away); Mifflin House (approx. ¼ mile away); W. Henry Crumling (approx. 0.3 miles away); U.S.S. Maine Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wrightsville.
 
Road of Remembrance Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 2, 2018
2. Road of Remembrance Memorial
Looking west
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 15, 2018. It was originally submitted on July 15, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 233 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 15, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.

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