Pumphrey in Anne Arundel County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Patrick Henry
1736 - 1799
"If this be treason,
make the most of it."
"Give me liberty or give me death.
A great American patriot who loved the ideal of liberty and the quiet of a gentleman's life.
Erected 1976 by American Legion, Patrick Henry Post 34.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary.
Location. 39° 13.342′ N, 76° 37.688′ W. Memorial is in Pumphrey, Maryland, in Anne Arundel County. It is on Belle Grove Road (Maryland Route 170) east of Thomas Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 5526 Belle Grove Rd, Brooklyn MD 21225, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Maryland’s Baltimore Metro Region. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Pumphrey (approx. half a mile away); Formerly Brooklyn Park High School (approx. 0.7 miles away); Pumphrey Elementary School (approx. 0.7 miles away); For God and Country (approx. 1½ miles away); The Heart Spoke (approx. 1.6 miles away); The Freedom Tree (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pumphrey.
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