Near Phoenixville in Chester County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The Dwight David Eisenhower Garden
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 31, 2023
1. The Dwight David Eisenhower Garden Marker
General of the Army, Man of letters, Beloved Friend
who planned and worked for over two decades
for the goals of
Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge
Co-Founding Trustee - March 23, 1949
Honorary Chairman of the Board of Trustees
12-22-52 to 12-20-62
Chairman of the Board of Trustees
12-20-62 to 9-21-66
Honorary Chairman and Life Member of the Board of Trustees
1966-1969
Dedicated by his granddaughter
Susan Elaine Eisenhower
October 19, 1968
Placed as a tribute by
his fellow officers and trustees
Erected 1968 by Freedoms Foundation Officers and Trustees.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Horticulture & Forestry • Patriots & Patriotism • War, Cold. A significant historical date for this entry is March 23, 1949.
Location. 40° 6.239′ N, 75° 28.374′ W. Memorial is near Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, in Chester County. It can be reached from Valley Forge Road. Monument is on the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge campus, with the garden flanking the Patriots' Path leading to the Washington Kneeling in Prayer statue. Touch for map
this page online
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, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Distinguished Service Medal (here, next to this marker); Legion of Merit Medal (here, next to this marker); Bronze Star Medal (here, next to this marker); Distinguished Service Cross (Army) ★ Navy Cross ★ Air Force Cross (here, next to this marker); Air Medal (here, next to this marker); Distinguished Flying Cross (here, next to this marker); Army ★ Navy ★ Air Force ★ Coast Guard Commendation Medal (here, next to this marker); Memorial Peace Garden (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Phoenixville.
Also see . . .
1. Freedoms' Foundation at Valley Forge: Our History. (Submitted on September 6, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge. (Submitted on September 6, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 31, 2023
2. The Dwight David Eisenhower Garden
Credits. This page was last revised on September 6, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 6, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 199 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 6, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
