Wormleysburg in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
58th Annual State Legionnaires Convention
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 2, 2019
1. 58th Annual State Legionnaires Convention Marker
of
American Legion & Auxiliary members
who died from
Legionnaires Disease
which struck at
58th Annual State Convention
Philadelphia, PA.
July 1976
Frank Aveni
William Baird
Dennis Boyle
Raymond Brennan
Louis Byerly
Charles Chamberlain
Early Cox
Charles Danishefsky
Harold Davis
James Dolan
Julius Gaggiani
Francis Grove
Elmer Hafer
Elva Hamilton
Frank Harvey
John Kiley, Jr.
Arlene Muffley
Jane Palmer
John Ralph
Abe Ruben
Charles Seidel
Frank Stricker, Sr.
Harold Stump
James Sykes
Marie Tucker
Meade Williams
Erected 1977 by The American Legion, Department of Pennsylvania.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Science & Medicine. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1976.
Location. 40° 15.916′ N, 76° 54.576′ W. Marker is in Wormleysburg, Pennsylvania, in Cumberland County. It can be reached from North Front Street (U.S. 15) north of Haldeman Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 726 North Front Street, Lemoyne
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Regionally, this marker 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: Korean War Memorial (here, next to this marker); Women of the Armed Forces Memorial (here, next to this marker); World War II Memorial (here, next to this marker); In Memoriam (a few steps from this marker); World War I Memorial (a few steps from this marker); James S. Dunlap, Thomas J. MacMullen, Wayne R. Weaver (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named In Memoriam (a few steps from this marker); Vietnam War Memorial (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wormleysburg.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 3, 2019. It was originally submitted on August 3, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 332 times since then and 27 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on August 3, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
