West Cornwall Township in Quentin in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

This Town Renamed Quentin

Photographed by William Pope, May 22, 2023

1. This Town Renamed Quentin Marker

Inscription. This town, renamed Quentin, in memory of Quentin Roosevelt
Only those are fit to live who do not fear to die, and none are fit to die who have shrunk from the joy of life and the duty of life. Both life and death are parts of the same great adventure. Never yet was worthy adventure worthily carried through by the man who put his personal safety first.
Theodore Roosevelt
Erected under the auspices of Patriotic Order.
Sons of America of Pennsylvania
1920

Erected 1920 by Sons of America of Pennsylvania.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • Settlements & Settlers • War, World I.

Location. 40° 16.726′ N, 76° 26.182′ W. Marker is in Quentin, Pennsylvania, in Lebanon County. It is in West Cornwall Township. It is on East Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 419) east of Locust Lane, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 25 East Main Street, Lebanon PA 17042, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania,

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specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country,

and in Greater Harrisburg.

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Cornwall Iron Furnace (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Shay Brothers (approx. one mile away); Cornwall (approx. 1.3 miles away); Cornwall Furnace (approx. 1.6 miles away); a different marker also named Cornwall Furnace (approx. 1.7 miles away); a different marker also named Cornwall Furnace (approx. 1.7 miles away); Roasting Oven (approx. 1.7 miles away); Abattoir (approx. 1.7 miles away).

Also see . . . Presidential son Quentin Roosevelt was a famous WWI casualty.

Quentin Roosevelt had been a public figure since he was 4 years old, when his father, Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt, became president.

Roosevelt
Photographed by William Pope, May 22, 2023

2. This Town Renamed Quentin Marker
had been missing since July 14, 1918, when he and four other pilots from the U.S. Army Air Service's 95th Aero Squadron engaged at least seven German aircraft near the village of Chamery, France.

His father, who had been notified that he was missing and presumed dead on July 17, took it hard.

(Submitted on May 22, 2023, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania.)

Bell built into the marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Pope, May 22, 2023

3. Bell built into the marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 24, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 22, 2023, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 235 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 22, 2023, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.