Logan/ Ogontz/ Fern Rock in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
American War Mothers Memorial
the Philadelphia Chapter
American War Mothers
to those who served and those who died
in the Great War
1917 - 1918
"To you from failing hands we throw
The torch be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep through poppies grow
In Flanders Field."
John McCrae
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I. In addition, it is included in the In Flanders Fields series list.
Location. 40° 2.141′ N, 75° 9.335′ W. Memorial has been reported damaged. Memorial is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Logan/ Ogontz/ Fern Rock. It is on Belfield Avenue south of North 20th Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 5419 North 20th Street, Philadelphia PA 19141, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Southeast Pennsylvania. 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 location: Charles Willson Peale House, "Belfield" (approx. 0.2 miles away); St. John Baptist De La Salle (approx. 0.2 miles away); The McHale Crossway and Plaza (approx. 0.2 miles away); World War II Memorial (approx. Ό mile away); Brother E. Anselm Murphy, F.S.C.
this page online
More about this memorial. At this time, the sculpture on the memorial has been removed.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 28, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 182 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 28, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
