Riverside in Baltimore, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Raymond R. Allen Court
of all Veterans of this community
who served our beloved America
on native and foreign soil
that freedom, justice, equality
and democracy ail prevail.
May the living be blessed,
and the departed rest in peace.
Amen.
Erected 1975 by Veterans of Foreign Wars Star Spangled Banner Memorial Post 10078.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 39° 16.467′ N, 76° 36.259′ W. Memorial is in Baltimore, Maryland. It is in Riverside. It is on Key Highway east of Anchor Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1413 Anchor Street, Baltimore MD 21230, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Central Maryland. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic, in the Chesapeake Bay Region, and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Bethlehem Steel Whirley Crane, 1942 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Platt and Company Oyster Packers (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Platt and Company Oyster Packers (approx. 0.2 miles away); Steam Tug Baltimore (approx. 0.2 miles away); Working Point by David Hess (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bethlehem Steel Shipyard Crane (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hull of the Gov. R.M. McLane (approx. 0.2 miles away); Knabe Piano Factory Cupola (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baltimore.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Working Point (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been reported to have been replaced with another marker now near it).
Additional commentary.
1. My Dad
My father was the man that this memorial is named for. He was born January 31, 1931, at 520 East Clement just a block away from the monument. He raised his family at 667 E. Clement and lived there until his death. He was a civic leader and first commander of VFW Post 10078.
— Submitted August 6, 2022, by Kimberly Allen Mercado of Baltimore city, Maryland.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 20, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 16, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 370 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 16, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
