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

21st Ward World War Memorial

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

1. 21st Ward World War Memorial

Inscription. To the memory
of the boys from the 21st Ward who
lost their lives in the World war 1914-'18

Korean
World War II
Vietnam

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II.

Location. 40° 2.202′ N, 75° 13.259′ W. Memorial is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Roxborough. It is on Ridge Avenue (County Road 3009) 0.1 miles west of Hermitage Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 6300 Ridge Avenue, 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

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distance of this marker: Original cornerstone of the old Leverington Hotel (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Transformation in the heart of Roxborough (approx. ¼ mile away); Leverington Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Leverington Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away); 21st Ward Korean and Vietnam War Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); World War II (approx. 0.4 miles away); World War I (approx. 0.4 miles away); Industrious Light: Manayunk Canal (approx. ¾ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Close up of names on the memorial image. Click for full size.

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

2. Close up of names on the memorial

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

3. Close up of names on the memorial

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 263 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 8, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.