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Veterans Memorial

 
 
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Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 31, 2021
1. Veterans Memorial
Inscription. In honor of all Veterans
 
Erected by Cchs 65.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 39° 44.429′ N, 75° 36.172′ W. Memorial is in Elsmere, Delaware, in New Castle County. It is in Christiana Hundred. It is on Spruce Avenue 0.1 miles north of Kirkwood Highway (Delaware Route 2), on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 12 Spruce Ave, Wilmington DE 19805, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Wilmington and in Greater Philadelphia. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic and on the Delmarva Peninsula. 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 New Netherland 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: Mount Olive Cemetery (approx. 1.1 miles away); Wilmington (approx. 1.1 miles away);
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Five Points Civil Association Fire Squad Bell (approx. 1.2 miles away); Ashley Mansion (approx. 1.3 miles away); Richardson Mill (approx. 1.3 miles away); The Delaware Continentals (approx. 1.3 miles away); Industrial School for Colored Girls (approx. 1.3 miles away); The "Annie Oakleys": First Female Prison Guards in the United States (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Elsmere.
 
Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 31, 2021
2. Veterans Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 5, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 31, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 345 times since then and 10 times this year. Last updated on June 2, 2024, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on May 31, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
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Jul. 14, 2026