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Sinking Spring in Berks County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

In Silent Memory

 
 
In Silent Memory Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Pope, July 21, 2024
1. In Silent Memory Marker
Inscription. In silent memory of those gallant Americans who answered the call. May their courageous deeds for humanity be forever remembered in the hearts of men.
 
Erected by Sinking Spring Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6150.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 40° 19.454′ N, 76° 1.303′ W. Memorial is in Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania, in Berks County. It is on Columbia Avenue north of South Hull Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 550 Columbia Avenue, Reading PA 19608, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southeast Pennsylvania and specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country. 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: Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6150 (here, next to this marker); Court of Honor (a few steps from this marker); In honor of our fallen heroes (approx. Ό mile away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); For Those That Served in Vietnam (approx. 1.4 miles away); Dedicated to all who served (approx. 1.4 miles away); Wyomissing Hills War Memorial (approx. 2.2 miles away); George Hain (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sinking Spring.
 
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In Silent Memory Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Pope, July 21, 2024
2. In Silent Memory Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 3, 2024, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 126 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 3, 2024, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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