West Norriton Township near Norristown in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Samuel Kosciuszko Zook

Brigadier General

— March 27, 1821 - July 3, 1863 —

Samuel Kosciuszko Zook Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 19, 2023

1. Samuel Kosciuszko Zook Marker

Inscription.

• Born in Chester County, PA
• Prior to the Civil War, he was known for telegraph work
• In 1861, he became colonel of the 57th New York
• Commanded a brigade at Fredericksburg where he
was wounded in 1862
• Went on to lead his brigade at Chancellorsville
and Gettysburg
• He was mortally wounded on July 2nd at Gettysburg

Erected by Montgomery County Historical Society.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is July 2, 1861.

Location. 40° 7.172′ N, 75° 21.92′ W. Memorial is near Norristown, Pennsylvania, in Montgomery County. It is in West Norriton Township. It can be reached from Hartranft Avenue. Monument is in Section G of Montgomery Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1 Hartranft Avenue, Norristown PA 19401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Greater Philadelphia.

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 walking distance of this marker: Grand Army of the Republic Zook Post #11 (within shouting distance of this marker); John Fornance (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Adam Jacoby Slemmer (about 400 feet away); William P. Schall (about 400 feet away); Colonel Edwin Schall

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(about 400 feet away); Hancock the Superb (about 500 feet away); Hartranft Monument (about 700 feet away); Gen. Andrew Porter (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Norristown.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.

Also see . . . Samuel K. Zook at Wikipedia. (Submitted on May 19, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Samuel Kosciuszko Zook Grave Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 19, 2023

2. Samuel Kosciuszko Zook Grave Monument

Samuel Kosciuszko Zook Marker and Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 19, 2023

3. Samuel Kosciuszko Zook Marker and Monument

Credits. This page was last revised on May 23, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 19, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 292 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 19, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.