Cherry Hill in Camden County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Jose P. Rizal

1861 - 1989

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 14, 2020

1. Jose P. Rizal Marker

Inscription. Physician, poet, political essayist, novelist, sculptor, artists and linguist
National hero of the Philippines
His writings, "Noli Me Tangere" (Touch Me Not) and "El Filibusterismo" (The Social Cancer), which dramatized the Spanish colonial oppression of the Filipinos, which resulted in Independence of the Philippines on
June 12, 1898

This historic monument was unveiled on August 16, 1998
as part of
The Philippine Independence Centennial Commission

Erected 1998.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • War, Spanish-American. A significant historical date for this entry is June 12, 1898.

Location. 39° 55.613′ N, 75° 3.543′ W. Marker is in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, in Camden County. It is at the intersection of Park Boulevard and Donahue Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Park Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 202 Park Blvd, Cherry Hill NJ 08002, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South Jersey

and in Greater Philadelphia.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

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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 New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Bataan Death March Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Freedom Summer Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Holocaust Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Ronald M. Mayercik Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Raoul Wallenberg (within shouting distance of this marker); POW ★ MIA (within shouting distance of this marker); Polish American Congress (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Veteran's Island (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cherry Hill.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 14, 2020

2. Jose P. Rizal Marker

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