Rockledge in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Fox Chase and Rockledge World War Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 28, 2009
1. Fox Chase and Rockledge World War Memorial Marker
of
the men and women
of Fox Chase
who served their
country and humanity
in the World War
April 6, 1917 - Nov. 11, 1918
These memorials
were
erected by the citizens
of Fox Chase and Rockledge
under the auspices
of
the Fox Chase Branch
of the Emergency Aid
of
Pennsylvania
Nov. 11, 1921
Roll of Honor
Greater Love Hath No Man Than This
Corporal John Laudenslager
Chateau Thierry - July 16, 1918
Private Francis J. Pfeifer
Ellis Island - June 12, 1919
Edith M. Winchester, Nurse
Erivan, Armenia - May 17, 1919
Erected 1921 by Citizens of Fox Chase and Rockledge.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
Location. 40° 4.717′ N, 75° 5.211′ W. Memorial is in Rockledge, Pennsylvania, in Montgomery County. It is at the intersection of Oxford Avenue / Huntington Pike (Pennsylvania Route 232) and Fillmore Street when traveling north on Oxford Avenue / Huntington Pike. Memorial pillars straddle the street and mark the border between Rockledge and the Fox Chase neighborhood of Philadelphia. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Jenkintown PA 19046, 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.
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More about this memorial. The current memorial has recently replaced the original wooden memorial columns erected in 1921.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 28, 2009
2. Fox Chase and Rockledge World War Memorial
Looking north across border from Fox Chase (Philadelphia) to Rockledge.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 28, 2009
3. Fox Chase and Rockledge World War Memorial Roll of Honor
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 28, 2009
4. Fox Chase and Rockledge World War Memorial Roll of Honor
Credits. This page was last revised on January 22, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 13, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,156 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 13, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
