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American Legion Square

 
 
American Legion Square Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 17, 2021
1. American Legion Square Marker
Inscription. Dedicated to the memory of the men of Carroll County who have made the supreme sacrifice for the preservation of our country
 
Erected 1948 by American Legion.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 39° 34.153′ N, 76° 59.469′ W. Memorial is in Westminster, Maryland, in Carroll County. It can be reached from Sycamore Street North just south of South Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2 Sycamore St, Westminster MD 21157, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Central Maryland. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Shellman Home and Gardens (within shouting distance of this marker); The Loom House (within shouting distance of this marker); Mary Shellman's Legacy (within shouting distance of this marker); Votes for Women (about 300 feet away); Corbit's Charge (about 300 feet away); Memorial Gateway (approx. 0.2 miles away); Army of the Potomac (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Army of the Potomac (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Westminster.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Gettysburg Campaign (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been replaced with
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another marker now near it).
 
American Legion Square image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 17, 2021
2. American Legion Square
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 17, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 17, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 254 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on December 17, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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