Cumberland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Eternal Light Peace Memorial

Photographed by Larry Gertner, May 9, 2022

1. Eternal Light Peace Memorial plaque

Inscription.
Dedicated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt during the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg
July 3, 1938

Erected 1938.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational Areas • Peace • War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is July 3, 1938.

Location. 39° 50.912′ N, 77° 14.602′ W. Memorial is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. It can be reached from Confederate Avenue. Behind the Eternal Light Peace Memorial. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Gettysburg PA 17325, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in South-Central Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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

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this marker: A different marker also named Eternal Light Peace Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Daniel's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); Rodes's Division (within shouting distance of this marker); Rodes Attacks (within shouting distance of this marker); Hardaway Alabama Artillery (within shouting distance of this marker); The King William Artillery (within shouting distance of this marker); The Orange Artillery (within shouting distance of this marker); A Dedication (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.

Other markers no longer nearby. General Rodes Attacks (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named Eternal Light Peace Memorial (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).

Eternal Light Peace Memorial plaque site image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Larry Gertner, May 9, 2022

2. Eternal Light Peace Memorial plaque site

The sitting area behind the memorial

Eternal Light Peace Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Larry Gertner, 1994

3. Eternal Light Peace Memorial

Don't forget to walk around back.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 16, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 383 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 16, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.