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West Manchester Township near York in York County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

George Washington

 
 
George Washington Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 11, 2020
1. George Washington Marker
Inscription.
To commemorate
the 200th anniversary of
the birth of
George Washington
and
the patriotism of the men of
York County who aided him
in the Revolutionary War

 
Erected 1932 by The York County Agricultural Society.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary.
 
Location. 39° 57.516′ N, 76° 45.112′ 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 Rockdale Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Carlisle Avenue. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 400 Carlisle Ave, 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. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once
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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: George Washington Visited York, Pennsylvania on Five Different Occasions (here, next to this marker); Vietnam Memorial (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Revolutionary War Memorial (about 600 feet away); Mack (approx. 0.3 miles away); 1917 - 1919 (approx. 0.3 miles away); York Inter-State Fair (approx. 0.3 miles away); Korea and Vietnam Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in York.
 
George Washington Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 11, 2020
2. George Washington Marker
George Washington Memorial Plaza dedication plaque image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 11, 2020
3. George Washington Memorial Plaza dedication plaque
 
 
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 228 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on December 12, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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