Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery in New Castle County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Revolutionary War Memorial
This plaque is dedicated to all Revolutionary War hero's that are buried in Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery. While there may be others who are known only to their creator, the following Patriots have been identified as being interred here.
James Adams Benjamin Alrich Jonas Alrich Lucas Alrich Richard Bassett Gunning Bedford, Jr. Joseph Boggs William Clark Robert Crosby John Erwin Samuel ERwin John Fleming Henry Geddes Robert Hamilton David Harbison Peter Hendrickson William Hemphill Samuel Hogg John Hunn William Hutcheson John James Richard Keen Thomas Keen David Kirkpatrick Henry Lattimer James Lattimer John Long William McClintock Samuel McIntire James McCann James McKeen Andrew McKee, Sr. Andrew McKee, Jr. James McKee John McKinley Valentine McNeil James Miller Patrick O'Flinn Robert Patterson Thomas Patterson James Price Thomas Read John Robinson William Robinson Ebeneezer Smith James Tilton Thomas Wallace Robert White
Erected 2014 by Major Peter Jaquett Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution.
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Location. 39° 45.038′ N, 75° 33.164′ W. Memorial is in Wilmington, Delaware, in New Castle County. It is in Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery. It can be reached from Delaware Avenue (Delaware Route 52) east of North Adams Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 614 W 12th St, Wilmington DE 19801, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Philadelphia. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic and on the Delmarva Peninsula. 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 New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Gunning Bedford Jr. (a few steps from this marker); Site of Old Cathedral Cemetery (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Welcome to Wilmington (about 400 feet away); Samuel Rodmond Smith (about 500 feet away); George Read Memorial (about 500 feet away); Richard Bassett (about 600 feet away); Central YMCA (approx. 0.2 miles away); Delaware Children's Theatre (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilmington.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 11, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 11, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 472 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 11, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
