East Cocalico Township near Stevens in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The American Indian and the American Soldier

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., June 26, 2009

1. The American Indian and the American Soldier Marker

Inscription.
This grinding bowl from East Cocalico
is placed to commemorate its maker,
The American Indian
and the boulder, three other local
figures, who lived abreast of the loftier
traditions of their time, light and race:
The Soldier of Independence 1775-1783
About 30 of the wounded and sick from
Brandywine Field, cared for in the
Reamstown Barracks, are buried here.
The Soldier of Union 1861-1865
The Soldier of World Justice 1917-1919

Erected 1923 by Pierce Lesher.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Native Americans • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil • War, US Revolutionary • War, World I.

Location. 40° 12.69′ N, 76° 7.308′ W. Marker is near Stevens, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County. It is in East Cocalico Township. Marker is on Love Lane, 0.1 miles north of Church Street, on the right. Memorial is in Salem Union (AKA Reamstown) Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 13 N Reamstown Rd, Stevens PA 17578, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Memorial Park of Reamstown (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Pioneer Settler / Founder of Reamstown

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(about 400 feet away); Reamstown (about 400 feet away); East Cocalico Township Vietnam War Memorial (about 400 feet away); East Cocalico Township Korean War Memorial (about 400 feet away); East Cocalico Township World War II Memorial (about 400 feet away); Old Reamstown School Building (about 500 feet away); Bucher's Mill Covered Bridge (1881) (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stevens.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., June 26, 2009

2. The American Indian and the American Soldier Marker

Looking east.

Grinding Bowl on Top of Boulder image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., June 26, 2009

3. Grinding Bowl on Top of Boulder

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 13, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,163 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 13, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.