Quakertown in Hunterdon County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Franklin Township WWII Memorial

1941 - 1945

Photographed by Alan Edelson, May 31, 2009

1. Franklin Township WWII Memorial

Inscription. In the glory of their youth we will remember them. Our dead shall not have died in vain.

Orrin C. Boice • Frederick E. Dissler • Andrew J. Hodulik • Robert V. Leusenring • Porter C. Little

Dedicated to our Veterans of World War II by the grateful citizens of Franklin Township

Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.

Location. 40° 34.036′ N, 74° 56.818′ W. Marker is in Quakertown, New Jersey, in Hunterdon County. It is on Quakertown Road (County Route 579), on the right when traveling east. Monument is in front of Franklin Township School. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Quakertown NJ 08868, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and memorial is in New Jersey’s North Jersey,

specifically in Central Jersey,

and in the New York City Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically,

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it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Willis W. Vail (within shouting distance of this marker); One-Room Schoolhouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Quaker Meeting House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Quakertown Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); Nixon Graveyard (approx. 0.9 miles away); Stone Mill (approx. 1.2 miles away); Century Inn (approx. 1.2 miles away); Rockhill Property (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Quakertown.

Photographed by Alan Edelson, May 31, 2009

2. Franklin Township WWII Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 1, 2009, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. This page has been viewed 852 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 1, 2009, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.