Allentown in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

West Park Centennial Time Capsule

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 8, 2021

1. West Park Centennial Time Capsule Marker

Inscription.

Beneath this plaque is
the dedicatory time capsule
in celebration of
West Park's 100th Anniversary.
Buried September 17, 2008
To be opened September 17, 2108

Erected 2008.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Parks & Recreational Areas. In addition, it is included in the Time Capsules series list. A significant historical date for this entry is September 17, 2008.

Location. 40° 35.968′ N, 75° 29.482′ W. Marker is in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in Lehigh County. It can be reached from Linden Street. Time capsule and marker are in West Park, near the bell gazebo. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Allentown PA 18102, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Lehigh Valley.

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 the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other

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markers are within walking distance of this marker: Franklin Fire Co. No. 10 Bell (a few steps from this marker); Allentown's First Park (a few steps from this marker); Band City U.S.A. (within shouting distance of this marker); A Plan for the Plantings (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Remembering Allentown's Heroes (about 400 feet away); United States Army Ambulance Corps Service (about 400 feet away); China-Burma-India Memorial (about 400 feet away); Ignatz Gresser (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Allentown.

Also see . . . West Park, Allentown PA. (Submitted on June 9, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 8, 2021

2. West Park Centennial Time Capsule Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 9, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 9, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 252 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 9, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.