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Villanova University World War II Memorial

 
 
Villanova University World War II Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 7, 2020
1. Villanova University World War II Memorial
Inscription. To the Villanovans who served our country during the Second World War that this nation and her vision of freedom and human dignity should endure
 
Erected 1998.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: EducationWar, World II.
 
Location. 40° 2.266′ N, 75° 20.632′ W. Memorial is near Villanova, Pennsylvania, in Delaware County. It is in Radnor Township. It can be reached from North Spring Mill Road (Pennsylvania Route 320) 0.3 miles north of East Lancaster Avenue (U.S. 30), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 800 East Lancaster Avenue, Villanova PA 19085, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Greater Philadelphia. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. 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, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Southeast Asian War Memorial (here, next to this marker); Lt. Robert T. Munday (a few steps from this marker); Barry Hall - 1947 (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Villanova University World War II Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Chemical Engineering (within shouting distance of this marker); Gregor Johann Mendel (within shouting distance of this marker); Tolentine Hall - 1899
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(about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Falvey Hall - 1947 (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Villanova.
 
Villanova University World War II Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 7, 2020
2. Villanova University World War II Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 8, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 217 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 8, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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