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Accident in Garrett County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

In Memoriam

 
 
In Memoriam Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 24, 2019
1. In Memoriam Marker
Inscription.
World War I
Robert R. Glotfelty
William Hockman
Ray M. Silbaugh
Albert M. Enlow
Owen F. Friend
Oren H. Friend
John H. Oester
William P. Smith
Harry E. Enlow

World War II
Mason R. Coddington
Reed S. Wilburn
Earl F. Smith
John W. Herring
Stanley W. Holliday
William E. Simmonds
Goeffrey E. Hoye
Burlton H. Savage
Stuart R. Bowman
Clyde R. Custer
Carl A. Dauphin
Clyde W. Dixon
Carroll E. Goehringer

[Reverse:]
Dedicated to Veterans
of All Wars

[Engraving on the bench on the grounds of the memorial:]
In honor of those who served
In tribute to those who perished
In gratitude for those now serving
Youghiogheny Glades Chapter

 
Erected 2005 by American Legion Post 208, Accident, Maryland.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, World I • War, World II.
 
Location. 39° 37.593′ N, 79° 19.281′ W. Memorial is in Accident, Maryland, in Garrett County. It is at the intersection of Main Street Extended and South Main Street (U.S. 219), on the right when traveling south on Main Street Extended. Touch for map. Memorial is at
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or near this postal address: 108 Main Street, Accident MD 21520, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Western Maryland. It is also in the American 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 one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Drane House (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Drane House (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Drane House (approx. half a mile away); To the Glory of God (approx. half a mile away); Zion Ev. Lutheran Church (approx. half a mile away); Bear Creek Trout Hatchery and Rearing Station (approx. 2 miles away); Bernadine Friend (approx. 3.7 miles away); Meshach Browning surveys a mountain sunset (approx. 3.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Accident.
 
In Memoriam Marker [Reverse] image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 24, 2019
2. In Memoriam Marker [Reverse]
In Memoriam Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 24, 2019
3. In Memoriam Marker
In Memoriam Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 24, 2019
4. In Memoriam Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 26, 2019. It was originally submitted on May 26, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 336 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 26, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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