Kensington in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Charles Allen Smith
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 1, 2009
1. Charles Allen Smith Monument
Monument Committee of Phila.
to Charles Allen Smith
April 21, 1917
Killed at Vera Cruz
April 22, 1914
Erected 1917 by Allied Monument Committee of Philadelphia and Local Citizens.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
Location. 39° 59.675′ N, 75° 7.101′ W. Memorial is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Kensington. It is at the intersection of F Street and Potter Street, on the right when traveling south on F Street. Monument is on the grounds of McPherson Square Park, about 100 feet SE of the Free Library of Philadelphia branch. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 3017 F St, Philadelphia PA 19134, 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. one mile away); Sgt. John McVeigh Memorial (approx. one mile away); Vietnam Era Memorial (approx. one mile away); A Square for Port Richmond (approx. one mile away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. one mile away); Stanley A. Gogoj (approx. one mile away); Hιroes Latinx / Latinx Heroes (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 1, 2009
2. Charles Allen Smith Monument
Free Library of Philadelphia branch in background.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 1, 2009
3. Charles Allen Smith Sculpture
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 1, 2009
4. The Free Library of Philadelphia McPherson Square Branch
Credits. This page was last revised on September 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 10, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,218 times since then and 76 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 10, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
