Akron in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
In Honor of
Photographed by William Pope, February 17, 2023
1. In Honor of Marker
Erected by Akron Lions Club.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Military • Patriots & Patriotism.
Location. 40° 9.421′ N, 76° 12.197′ W. Memorial is in Akron, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County. It is on Main Street 0.1 miles east of South Seventh Street (Pennsylvania Route 272), on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 738 Main St, Akron PA 17501, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, and in the Susquehanna Valley. 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 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: This section of Main Street (a few steps from this marker); Oil Pumping Station (approx. 1.3 miles away); In Memory of our Departed Comrades (approx. 1½ miles away); Keller's Mill Bridge (approx. 1.6 miles away); Cocalico (approx. 1.6 miles away); Millway Village (approx. 1.8 miles away); Ephrata's Veterans' Plaza (approx. 1.8 miles away); Ephrata War Memorial Field Complex (approx. 1.8 miles away).
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Photographed by William Pope, February 17, 2023
2. In Honor of Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 18, 2023, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 230 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 18, 2023, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
