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50 Years Of Peace Corps

 
 
50 Years Of Peace Corps Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, September 18, 2019
1. 50 Years Of Peace Corps Marker
Inscription.
Honoring
50 Years Of Peace Corps
Founder
President John F. Kennedy
1st Director
R. Sargent Shriver
and
All Who Served
Est. March 1, 1961

Returned Peace Corps Volunteers Ass. Of Cape Cod

 
Erected by Returned Peace Corps Volunteers Assn. Of Cape Cod.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Peace.
 
Location. 41° 39.052′ N, 70° 16.814′ W. Marker is in Hyannis, Massachusetts, in Barnstable County. It can be reached from Ocean St 0.1 miles south of South St, on the left when traveling south. Located within Aselton Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hyannis MA 02601, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Massachusetts’ Cape Cod. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking
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distance of this marker: Peace Corps Memorial (here, next to this marker); Maritime Museum (within shouting distance of this marker); Hyannis Harbor (within shouting distance of this marker); National Seashore (within shouting distance of this marker); Hyannis Armory (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); HyArts Artist Shanties (about 700 feet away); Ralph P. Bismore (about 800 feet away); a different marker also named Hyannis Harbor (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hyannis.
 
Also see . . .
1. The Peace Corps. (Submitted on December 26, 2019, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
2. Peace Corps (Wikipedia). (Submitted on December 26, 2019, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
 
50 Years Of Peace Corps Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, September 18, 2019
2. 50 Years Of Peace Corps Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 26, 2019. It was originally submitted on December 22, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 299 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on December 22, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
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