Society Hill in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Tracings from the National Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 26, 2022

1. Tracings from the National Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Inscription. Beneath this plaque lies the canister containing the tracings from the National Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. of the Philadelphians that gave their lives during the Vietnam War. These tracings were marched to Philadelphia by the "Last Patrol" during May 10-16, 1987.

Erected 1987.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • War, Vietnam. A significant historical date for this entry is May 10, 1987.

Location. 39° 56.622′ N, 75° 8.574′ W. Memorial is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Society Hill. It can be reached from Spruce Street east of South Front Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 108 Spruce St, Philadelphia PA 19147, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southeast Pennsylvania. 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,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: POW★MIA (a few steps from this marker); Tồ Quốc Ghi O'n (a few steps from this marker); Corporal Michael J. Crescenz (a few steps from this marker); Philadelphia Vietnam Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Purple Heart Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Monument to Scottish Immigrants (about 300 feet

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away, measured in a direct line); History of Scotland (about 300 feet away); Courage of the Scottish Immigrants (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 26, 2022

2. Tracings from the National Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 2, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 217 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 2, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.