Jonestown in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
War Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 13, 2024
1. War Memorial Dedication Marker
who nobly gave their all for
our country, for us and for
this community
Revolutionary War Soldiers Buried in Jonestown
Christopher Lerch · Johannes Heil · Johannes Spitler · Killian Long
Heinrich Zehrung · John Harper · John Bickel · Johannes Bashore Sr.
Maj. Joseph Wood · Heinrich Light Jr. · Christian Wenger
Maj. Valentine Schaufler · Johan Wilhelm Kurtz · Christian Seltzer Sr. · Johan Georg Heilman · Peter Bashore
Bernard Gartner · John Lieman · Conrath Helm · Adam Weber · Johannes Rank · John Philip Stein · Abraham Wolfe
This Walk of Honor was constructed through a
joint effort of the Jonestown American Legion Post 883
and the Jonestown Lions Club
Dedicated Nov. 11, 2016
Erected 2016 by the Jonestown American Legion Post 883 and the Jonestown Lions Club.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Military • War, US Revolutionary.
Location. 40° 25.051′ N, 76° 28.62′ W. Memorial is in Jonestown, Pennsylvania, in Lebanon County. It is on King Street north of Hill Street, on the right when traveling north
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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: The 1871 Wenger Meetinghouse (approx. 0.2 miles away); Jonestown (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Jonestown (approx. 0.3 miles away); Illumination of the Steeple (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Jonestown (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named Jonestown (approx. 0.6 miles away); Union Canal (approx. 1.6 miles away); Fredericksburg (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jonestown.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 13, 2024
2. War Memorial Revolutionary Veterans Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 13, 2024
3. War Memorial Walk of Honor Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 13, 2024
4. War Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 13, 2024
5. War Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 13, 2024
6. War Memorial Walk of Honor James May Paver
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 13, 2024
7. War Memorial Walk of Honor Samuel Sterner Paver
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 13, 2024
8. War Memorial Walk of Honor John Sterner Paver
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 13, 2024
9. War Memorial Walk of Honor Roy Yiengst Paver
Credits. This page was last revised on November 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 19, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 136 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on November 19, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
