Bear in New Castle County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Address by President Abraham Lincoln

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 28, 2021

1. Address by President Abraham Lincoln Marker

Inscription.
President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address on November 19, 1863, at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, an early national cemetery for the Civil War dead. Starting in 1909, a date coinciding with the centennial of Lincoln's birth, tablets with these famed words were first cast for installation in the country's national cemeteries to assure that visitors never forget the honored dead and why they gave their lives.

[Lincoln's Gettysburg Address not transcribed]

Erected by Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #16 Abraham Lincoln series list. A significant historical date for this entry is November 19, 1863.

Location. 39° 33.003′ N, 75° 44.496′ W. Marker is in Bear, Delaware, in New Castle County. Marker is in the Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery, adjacent to the memorial cenotaph near the flag poles north of the cemetery office. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2465 Chesapeake City Road, Bear DE 19701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Delaware Medal of Honor Recipients and Those Who Died in Service Memorial Cenotaph

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(here, next to this marker); POW/MIA Chair of Honor (within shouting distance of this marker); Sgt. James P. Connor Memorial Circle (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Sgt. James P. Connor Memorial Circle (approx. 0.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Peter Geldof, Jr.: First Director of Delaware's Park System (approx. 1.3 miles away); Poplar Hall (approx. 1.8 miles away); Welsh Tract (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bear.

Also see . . .
1. The Gettysburg Address. (Submitted on October 30, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. The Gettysburg Address Described. (Submitted on October 30, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 28, 2021

2. Address by President Abraham Lincoln Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 30, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 30, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 211 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 30, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.