Meshoppen Township in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
George H. Sterling
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 18, 2024
1. George H. Sterling Marker Detail
52nd Reg. P.V. and A.D.C.
after three years service
died of disease contracted
[in a] Rebel prison Jany. 10th 1865
in the 21st year of his age.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is January 10, 1865.
Location. 41° 36.481′ N, 76° 4.528′ W. Memorial is near Meshoppen, Pennsylvania, in Wyoming County. It is in Meshoppen Township. It is on Sherwood Road (County Route 4025) 0.2 miles south of Roosevelt/Grand Army of the Republic Highway (U.S. 6), on the left when traveling south. Marker is in Overfield Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Meshoppen PA 18630, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Wyoming Valley and in Greater Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: World Wars Memorial (approx. 1½ miles away); Sullivan's March (approx. 2.2 miles away); Sullivan Expedition Against the Iroquois Indians, 1779 (approx. 2.2 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 2.9 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 5.1 miles away); Unreturned Civil War Soldiers (approx. 6.2 miles away); Walter B. Tewksbury (approx. 7.7 miles away); The Freedom Tree (approx. 8.1 miles away).
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 18, 2024
2. George H. Sterling Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 18, 2024
3. George H. Sterling Marker Detail
Credits. This page was last revised on December 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 19, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 141 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 19, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
