Penbrook in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

African American War Memorial

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 19, 2024

1. African American War Memorial

Inscription.
[Uncaptioned bas relief depicting African American warriors
from the African Zulu to soldiers of the American Revolution,
Civil War, World War I, World War II, and Vietnam that stands
on an outline of the African continent]

[Rear reads] Luke 4:18
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed
me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal
the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives,
and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty
them that are bruised...... -JESUS

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism.

Location. 40° 16.878′ N, 76° 50.592′ W. Memorial is in Penbrook, Pennsylvania, in Dauphin County. It can be reached from South 31st Street. Memorial is in Lincoln Cemetery, near the northeast corner. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 201 South 30th Street, Harrisburg PA 17103, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically

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in Pennsylvania Dutch Country,

in the Susquehanna Valley,

and in Greater Harrisburg.

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 walking distance of this marker: Dauphin County Colored Soldiers and Sailors and Unknown Dead (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lincoln Cemetery (about 600 feet away); Veterans Memorial (about 600 feet away); The Freedom Tree (about 600 feet away); War Memorial (about 600 feet away); Explore the Capital Area Greenbelt (approx. 0.7 miles away); Harrisburg High School and Former John Harris High School (approx. 0.7 miles away); Moment of Mercy (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Penbrook.

Also see . . . SOAL: Saving Our Ancestors Legacy. Group restoring Lincoln Cemetery (Submitted on October 22, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

African American War Memorial (rear) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 19, 2024

2. African American War Memorial (rear)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 19, 2024

3. African American War Memorial

Looking north-northeast

Credits. This page was last revised on October 22, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 22, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 126 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 22, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.