Lakewood in Pierce County, Washington — The American West (Northwest)

Revolutionary War Patriots

Photographed by Shirley A Stirling, 2024

1. Revolutionary War Patriots Marker

Inscription.
This marker commemorates the men and women who achieved American independence. These Patriots, believing in the noble cause of liberty, fought valiantly to found a new nation.
1775-1783 Presented by
Washington State Society Chapter Regents Club
Daughters of the American Revolution
in honor of the 250th anniversary of the United States.

Erected 2024 by National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) series list.

Location. 47° 10.661′ N, 122° 29.675′ W. Memorial is in Lakewood, Washington, in Pierce County. It is on Steilacoom Boulevard Southwest. The memorial is on the grounds of Mountain View Funeral Home & Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 4100 Steilacoom Boulevard, Lakewood WA 98499, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Puget Sound Region

and in Greater Seattle.

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also on the American Pacific Coast,

in the Pacific Northwest,

and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

in the Cascade Range,

in the Inside Passage,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: In Memory Of (within shouting distance of this marker); The Liberty Bell (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lakewood Veterans Memorial (approx. 1½ miles away); Morton Matthew McCarver (approx. 2½ miles away); 36th Airlift Squadron Memorial (approx. 3 miles away); Western State Hospital Historical Cemetery, 1876-1953 (approx. 3 miles away); Loadmasters Memorial (approx. 3 miles away); POW/MIA Memorial (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lakewood.

Also see . . . The American Revolution Experience. This is the website linked to by the QR code on the sponsor sign (see photo 5) for this memorial. The website is a joint effort of the DAR and the American Battlefield Trust.

Memorial Day weekend 2024 at the new marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Shirley A Stirling, May 27, 2024

2. Memorial Day weekend 2024 at the new marker.

(Submitted on October 12, 2024.)

Just after the unveiling at the dedication ceremony of the marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Franida Maudsley, 2024

3. Just after the unveiling at the dedication ceremony of the marker.

C. Johnson-Sakuma, S. Stirling, SR J. Riddell, L. Stallcop immmediately following the dedication. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Franida Maudsley, 2024

4. C. Johnson-Sakuma, S. Stirling, SR J. Riddell, L. Stallcop immmediately following the dedication.

This is a close-up of the sign posted next to the marker which lists the plaque donors. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Shirley A Stirling

5. This is a close-up of the sign posted next to the marker which lists the plaque donors.

Marker with cemetery section marker and donor marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Shirley A Stirling, 2024

6. Marker with cemetery section marker and donor marker.

Base of Memorial showing names of notable figures of the Revolutionary War image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Charlie Powers, December 29, 2025

7. Base of Memorial showing names of notable figures of the Revolutionary War

George Washington VA Commander in Chief Benjamin Rush PA Signer - Declaration of Independence Henry Knox MA Major General Isaac Tinsley SC Patriotic Service James Monroe VA Lt Colonel Patriotic Service Henry Bailey VA Patriotic Service Hance Miller VA Patriotic Service Isaac Sedore NY Patriotic Service Samuel Reed MA Patriotic Service David Bakeslee NY Capt Carter Braxton VA Signer - Declaration of Independence Martha Washington VA Patriotic Service

Credits. This page was last revised on January 9, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 6, 2024, by Shirley A Stirling of Lacey, Washington. This page has been viewed 175 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 6, 2024, by Shirley A Stirling of Lacey, Washington. 6. submitted on October 9, 2024, by Shirley A Stirling of Lacey, Washington. 7. submitted on January 2, 2026, by Charlie Powers of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.