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West Hempfield Township in Silver Spring in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Men and Women of West Hempfield Township

 
 
Men and Women of West Hempfield Township Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Pope, July 7, 2024
1. Men and Women of West Hempfield Township Marker
Inscription.
Memorial
to
Men and Women
of
West Hempfield
Township
who served in our
Armed Forces
in
World War II

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
 
Location. 40° 3.819′ N, 76° 25.993′ W. Memorial is in Silver Spring, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County. It is in West Hempfield Township. It is on Marietta Avenue (U.S. 23) west of Summit Drive, on the right when traveling west. This memorial is in front of Silver Spring Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 3611 Marietta Avenue, Lancaster PA 17601, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, and in the Susquehanna Valley. 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 and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: In Honor of our World War heroes (a few steps from this marker); Chestnut Hill Iron Ore Company (approx. 0.7 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); Ironville Fire Company (approx. 1½ miles away); In Grateful Memory (approx. 1.7 miles away); Mountville (approx. 1.9 miles away); a different marker also named Mountville (approx. 2 miles away); Siegrist's Mill Bridge (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Silver Spring.
 
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Men and Women of West Hempfield Township Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Pope, July 7, 2024
2. Men and Women of West Hempfield Township Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 15, 2024, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 166 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 15, 2024, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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