Penbrook in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Dauphin County Colored Soldiers and Sailors and Unknown Dead
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 19, 2024
1. Dauphin County Colored Soldiers and Sailors and Unknown Dead Dedication Marker
erected in memory of the
Colored Soldiers and Sailors
of Dauphin Co. who gave their lives
for the Union in the Rebellion
and to the Unknown Dead
by a Benevolent Society
composed of the following
persons
Elisha Marshall Benj. J. Foote Jas. Stocks
Jas. Greenley Geo. E. Douglass Jos. B. Popel
Jane Chester Laura Robinson Cath. McClintic
Matilda Greenley Hagar Hooper Mary Wolfe
Erected by a Benevolent Society of Local Citizens.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil.
Location. 40° 16.827′ N, 76° 50.653′ W. Memorial is in Penbrook, Pennsylvania, in Dauphin County. It is at the intersection of 30th Street and Booser Avenue, on the left when traveling south on 30th Street. Memorial is in Lincoln Cemetery, about 100 feet NE of the cemetery entrance. 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 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: Lincoln Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); African American War Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); War Memorial (about 700 feet away); Veterans Memorial
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Also see . . . SOAL: Saving Our Ancestors Legacy.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 19, 2024
2. Dauphin County Colored Soldiers and Sailors and Unknown Dead Memorial Benefactors
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 19, 2024
3. Dauphin County Colored Soldiers and Sailors and Unknown Dead Memorial Benefactors
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 19, 2024
4. Dauphin County Colored Soldiers and Sailors and Unknown Dead Monument
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 130 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 22, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
