Roxborough in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

World War II

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 7, 2020

1. World War II Marker

Inscription. Dedicated to all who
served their country in
World War II

Erected 2002 by Hattal-Taylor Post 333, V.F.W.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.

Location. 40° 1.853′ N, 75° 13.076′ W. Memorial is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Roxborough. It is at the intersection of Lyceum Avenue and Pechin Street, on the right when traveling west on Lyceum Avenue. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Philadelphia PA 19128, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southeast Pennsylvania. 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: World War I (here, next to this marker); 21st Ward Korean and Vietnam War Memorial

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(here, next to this marker); Leverington Cemetery (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Leverington Cemetery (approx. ¼ mile away); Transformation in the heart of Roxborough (approx. 0.3 miles away); Original cornerstone of the old Leverington Hotel (approx. 0.4 miles away); 21st Ward World War Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Industrious Light: Manayunk Canal (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 7, 2020

2. World War II Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 8, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 157 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 8, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.