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Admiral Winfield Scott Schley U.S.N. Memorial Tree

 
 
Admiral Winfield Scott Schley U.S.N. Memorial Tree Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 20, 2020
1. Admiral Winfield Scott Schley U.S.N. Memorial Tree Marker
Inscription.
Scotch Elm (Ulmub Latifolia)
planted October 27, 1911
by the
Boys High School
in memory of
Admiral Winfield Scott Schley U.S.N.

 
Erected 1911 by Boys High School.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Spanish-AmericanWaterways & Vessels.
 
Location. 40° 20.1′ N, 75° 54.762′ W. Memorial is in Reading, Pennsylvania, in Berks County. It is on Hill Road west of Constitution Boulevard, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Reading PA 19602, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southeast Pennsylvania and specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country. 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 and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Thomas W. Dugan Memorial Tree
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(a few steps from this marker); World War I Memorial Tree (a few steps from this marker); This Tree Is Dedicated To The Gold Star Mothers (within shouting distance of this marker); Firemen's Union World War II Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Vietnam War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Global War on Terror Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Memorial Grove (within shouting distance of this marker); POW ★ MIA (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Reading.
 
Also see . . .  Winfield Scott Schley. Wikipedia article (Submitted on November 21, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.) 
 
Admiral Winfield Scott Schley U.S.N. Memorial Tree Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 20, 2020
2. Admiral Winfield Scott Schley U.S.N. Memorial Tree Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 21, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 21, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 228 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 21, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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