Orwigsburg in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Revolutionary War Memorial
In memory of those who served during the Revolutionary War
Erected 1954 by Fort Lebanon Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) series list.
Location. 40° 39.41′ N, 76° 5.794′ W. Memorial is in Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania, in Schuylkill County. It is on North Washington Street (Pennsylvania Route 443) 0.1 miles south of Grove Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 315 N Washington St, Orwigsburg PA 17961, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region. 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Frederick Hesser / Hartman Tragedy (approx. Ό mile away); Site of First Schuylkill County Courthouse (approx. Ό mile away); Veterans Memorial (approx. Ό mile away); History of Orwigsburg (approx. 0.3 miles away); Rocky Marciano (approx. 1.3 miles away); Angelo Dundee (approx. 1.3 miles away); Archie Moore (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Orwigsburg.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 20, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 202 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 20, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
