Palmyra in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Dr. Johann Palm
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Dr. Johann Palm
Founder of Palmyra
and to the soldiers, sailors and marines of this community who offered their lives in defense of their country for the preservation of righteousness, humanity and freedom.
Dr. Johann Palm was born in Kloister Heilbron, Wurtemburg, Germany, July 25, 1713. Settled near Elizabeth, N.J., Aug. 11, 1750. Joined the Bindnagle Colony in 1764, on July 11, 1766. He purchased 100 acres of land and founded Palmstown (name changed to Palmyra in 1810). Dr. Palm rendered medical aid to the wounded Continental soldiers at the Battle of Brandywine, Sept. 11, 1777. He took the oath of allegiance to the colonies Sept. 27, 1777. He died Apr. 25, 1799, and is buried in Bindnagle Cemetery, three miles north of Palmyra.
This boulder and tablet were donated by the citizens of Palmyra, erected and dedicated on Nov. 20, 1932, by the Washington Bi-Centennial Committee, under the auspices of the Lebanon County Historical Society.
Erected 1932 by Washington Bi-Centennial Committee.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Military • Settlements & Settlers
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Location. 40° 18.307′ N, 76° 35.531′ W. Memorial is in Palmyra, Pennsylvania, in Lebanon County. It is at the intersection of South Railroad Street and Apple Alley, on the right when traveling south on South Railroad Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 325 S Railroad St, Palmyra PA 17078, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, and in Greater Harrisburg. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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 Memorial (here, next to this marker); War Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Palmyra (approx.
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