Mechanicsburg in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Civil War Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 21, 2021
1. Civil War Memorial
Col. H. I. Zinn
Post No. 415 [G.A.R.]
Organized 1884
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil.
Location. 40° 12.413′ N, 77° 0.488′ W. Memorial is in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, in Cumberland County. It is at the intersection of Marble Street and Frederick Street, on the left when traveling west on Marble Street. Monument is along Mechanicsburg Cemetery's center drive. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 320 South Frederick Street, Mechanicsburg PA 17055, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in South-Central Pennsylvania and in Greater Harrisburg. 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: Mechanicsburg Cemetery Civil War Memorial Plaza (here, next to this marker); Colestock Home for Old People (a few steps from this marker); Occupation of Mechanicsburg (approx. 0.4 miles away); Union Church (approx. half a mile away); Cumberland Valley Railroad (approx. half a mile away); Simpson Ferry Road (approx. half a mile away); Frankenberger Tavern (approx. 0.6 miles away); Irving Female College (approx. Ύ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mechanicsburg.
Also see . . . Colonel Henry I Zinn. Antietam on the Web entry (Submitted on April 4, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 21, 2021
2. Civil War Memorial Dedication
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3. Civil War Memorial
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4. Civil War Memorial
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5. Civil War Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 21, 2021
6. Civil War Memorial Soldier Statue
Credits. This page was last revised on April 4, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 23, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 580 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on March 23, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
