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In Honor of our World War heroes

 
 
In Honor of our World War heroes Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Pope, July 7, 2024
1. In Honor of our World War heroes Marker
Inscription.
In honor of
our
World War Heroes
Ira H. Miller ☆
Edwin H. Miller
Daniel M. Kauffman
Norman B. Witmer
Lester G. Fisher
David W. Dorwart
Walter F. Barkman
Osmund W. Little

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
 
Location. 40° 3.818′ N, 76° 25.986′ 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
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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: Men and Women of West Hempfield Township (a few steps from this marker); Chestnut Hill Iron Ore Company (approx. Ύ mile 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.
 
In Honor of our World War heroes Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Pope, July 7, 2024
2. In Honor of our World War heroes 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 129 times since then and 5 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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