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

The Allen Infantry

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 16, 2021

1. The Allen Infantry Marker

Inscription.

In memory of

The Allen Infantry
"First Defenders"
150 years 1861 to 2011

[Dedicated] 18 April 2011

Erected 2011 by the Honorary First Defenders, Allentown Chapter.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil.

Location. 40° 35.977′ N, 75° 29.394′ W. Memorial is in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in Lehigh County. It can be reached from North 15th Street. Marker is on the "First Defenders" monument, near the east boundary of West Park, about 250 feet north of the intersection of Linden and Fulton Streets. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Allentown PA 18102, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial 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 markers are within walking distance of this marker: First Defenders Memorial (here, next to this marker); Ignatz Gresser (here, next to this marker); D-Day, June 6 1944 (here, next to this marker); China-Burma-India Memorial (a few steps from this marker); USAACS Sons & Daughters World War II Memorial (a few steps from this marker); United States Army Ambulance Corps Service (a few steps from this

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marker); Remembering Allentown's Heroes (a few steps from this marker); A Plan for the Plantings (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Allentown.

Also see . . . Allen Infantry (“Allen Guards”). (Submitted on November 18, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 16, 2021

2. The Allen Infantry Marker

On the "First Defenders" memorial, on right side of base, under the shield marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 18, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 18, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 284 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 18, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.