Shrewsbury in York County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Spurgeon Milton Keeny

(1893-1988)

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, January 5, 2008

1. Spurgeon Milton Keeny Marker

Inscription. The humanitarian's boyhood home. Served worldwide, 1917-76. In Asia, directed UNICEF; aided family planning. Chief, UN's Italy relief; assisted Russian relief. A YMCA officer in Mesopotamia, Siberia, Estonia, Poland; later was on its U.S. Council.

Erected by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Peace • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list.

Location. 39° 45.905′ N, 76° 40.751′ W. Marker is in Shrewsbury, Pennsylvania, in York County. It is on South Main Street 0.2 miles south of Reservoir Avenue, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 155 South Main Street, Shrewsbury PA 17361, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country,

in the Susquehanna Valley,

and in Greater Harrisburg.

It is also in the American Northeast

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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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Amanda Berry Smith (1837-1915) (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Shrewsbury (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Shrewsbury (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Shrewsbury (approx. half a mile away); Lest We Forget To Remember (approx. one mile away); Tannery At Shrewsbury Station (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Farmers' Line (approx. 2 miles away); Homes on Wheels, Mobile Offices (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shrewsbury.

Also see . . . New York Times Obituary of Spurgeon Milton Keeny. (Submitted on January 5, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

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Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, January 5, 2008

2. Home of Spurgeon Milton Keeny

Credits. This page was last revised on February 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 5, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,466 times since then and 27 times this year. Last updated on February 24, 2024, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 5, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.