Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Kentucky Memorial
Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008
1. Kentucky Memorial
Erected 1975 by State of Kentucky.
Topics and series. This historical marker and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #16 Abraham Lincoln series list.
Location. 39° 49.184′ N, 77° 13.866′ W. Marker is in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It can be reached from Taneytown Road (State Highway 134), on the right when traveling north. Located in the center of Gettysburg National Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gettysburg PA 17325, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and memorial is in South-Central Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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: Soldiers National Monument (a few steps from this marker); A Few Appropriate Remarks (within shouting distance of this marker); Battery H, 1st U.S. Artillery (within shouting distance of this marker); Battery G, Fourth U.S. Artillery (within shouting distance of this marker); Mary Virginia Wade (within shouting distance of this marker); First Minnesota Volunteers (within shouting distance of this marker);
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Another marker is no longer nearby. The Gettysburg Address (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).
More about this marker. Below the plaque is a bronze replica of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, as written by his hand. The state seal appears at the base of the monument.
Photographed by Craig Swain, April 4, 2009
2. Kentucky Memorial
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, November 6, 2010
3. Marker in National Cemetery
The Soldier's National Monument can be seen behind the Kentucky Memorial.
Photographed by Brian Scott, September 22, 2015
4. Kentucky Monument
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 8, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 3,301 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 8, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 2. submitted on April 17, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 3. submitted on November 18, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 4. submitted on November 22, 2015, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.
