Laurel in Sussex County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Memorial Tree

[April 7, 2005 shooting]

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 17, 2021

1. Memorial Tree Marker

Inscription.
Dedicated to the honor of and in loving memory of the victims of the April 7, 2005 shooting

Jamell Weston (10-3-80 to 4-7-05) • Davondale "Pete" Peters (8-24-76 to 4-7-05) • Marcus Cannon • Carla Green • Marsha Hankerson • Anthony White

Erected 2006.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Disasters. A significant historical date for this entry is April 7, 2005.

Location. 38° 33.413′ N, 75° 34.243′ W. Marker is in Laurel, Delaware, in Sussex County. It can be reached from East Market Street (Delaware Route 24) just east of North Central Avenue (Alternate U.S. 13), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 120 E Market St, Laurel DE 19956, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Mid-Atlantic and on the Delmarva Peninsula. 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, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, and the Antebellum South.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Veterans Memorial Fountain (within shouting distance of this marker); Centenary United Methodist Church (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); 403 South Central Avenue (about 500 feet away); The Wading Place (about 500 feet away); Dr. Farlow House (about 600 feet away); 502 South Central Avenue (about 600 feet away); Fooks-Plummer House (about 700 feet away); 312 East 4th Street (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Laurel.

Also see . . . Del./Md. Shooting Spree Random. Article from CBS News, dated April 7, 2005 (Submitted on January 18, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)

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Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 17, 2021

2. The Memorial Tree

Credits. This page was last revised on January 18, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 18, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 302 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 18, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.