Near Phoenixville in Chester County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Friends of the Medal of Honor Grove
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 29, 2023
1. Friends of the Medal of Honor Grove Marker
The nonprofit Friends of the Grove, a group of community volunteers, was formed in 2011 to ensure that maintenance and enhancement of the Grove.
Thanks to the Friends' leadership and fund-raising efforts:
· Pathways have been repaved and dead trees removed and replaced.
· Grounds are freshly landscaped and recipients names updated yearly.
· State flag poles were added in 2017 and Aboretum status achieved two years later.
How to get involved:
PARTICIPATE in biannual clean-up days.
CONSIDER a service day with your company or organization.
VOLUNTEER for events, plantings, fund-raising, concerts. Eagle Scout or school projects available.
MAKE A CONTRIBUTION Maintaining the Grove, from grass cutting to enhancing the Arboretum, is 100% donation supported.
Contact us at www.friendsmohgrove.org
Erected 2019 by Friends of the Medal of Honor Grove.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 2011.
Location. 40° 6.353′ N, 75° 28.373′ W. Marker is near Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, in Chester County.
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Regionally, this marker 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: Freedoms Foundation (within shouting distance of this marker); New Mexico Dedication (within shouting distance of this marker); The Medal of Honor (within shouting distance of this marker); New Mexico Medal of Honor Recipients (within shouting distance of this marker); Daniel Ken Inouye (within shouting distance of this marker); Walter Joseph Marm, Jr. (within
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 29, 2023
2. Friends of the Medal of Honor Grove Marker
Other markers no longer nearby. The Medal of Honor and Medal of Honor Grove (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); Smedley Darlington Butler (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); William Harvey Carney (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); Michael Joseph Crescenz (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); Joseph H. DeCastro (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); William "Willie" Johnston (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); Woodrow Wilson "Black Bear" Keeble (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); James Everette Livingston (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).
Also see . . .
1. Friends of the Medal of Honor Grove. (Submitted on September 10, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge. (Submitted on September 10, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Credits. This page was last revised on September 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 10, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 151 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 10, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
