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Revolutionary War Memorial

 
 
Revolutionary War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 11, 2020
1. Revolutionary War Memorial
Inscription. In tribute to nearly 5000 patriots from York County who courageously took up arms for independence during the Revolutionary War and to commemorate the historic sessions of the Continental Congress held in the Town of York in the years 1777 and 1778 this memorial was dedicated A.D. 1941 by the York County Agricultural Society.
 
Erected by The York County Agricultural Society.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary.
 
Location. 39° 57.561′ N, 76° 45.232′ W. Memorial is near York, Pennsylvania, in York County. It is in West Manchester Township. It is at the intersection of Carlisle Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 74) and Maryland Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Carlisle Avenue. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 501 Carlisle Avenue, York PA 17404, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, in the Susquehanna Valley, and in Greater Harrisburg. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic.
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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: Vietnam Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); George Washington Visited York, Pennsylvania on Five Different Occasions (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); George Washington (about 600 feet away); 1917 - 1919 (approx. 0.3 miles away); York Inter-State Fair (approx. 0.4 miles away); Mack (approx. 0.4 miles away); Korea and Vietnam Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in York.
 
Revolutionary War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 11, 2020
2. Revolutionary War Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 12, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 269 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on December 12, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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