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Catasauqua in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

John F. Kennedy

President 1961-1963

— In Memory of —

 
 
John F. Kennedy Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 8, 2025
1. John F. Kennedy Marker
Inscription.

Ask not what your country can do for you,
but ask what you can do for your country.

 
Erected by John F. Kennedy Democratic Club of North Catasauqua.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Events. A significant historical date for this entry is January 20, 1961.
 
Location. 40° 39.761′ N, 75° 28.697′ W. Marker is in Catasauqua, Pennsylvania, in Lehigh County. It is at the intersection of Grove Street and 5th Street, on the right when traveling east on Grove Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1233 5th Street, Catasauqua PA 18032, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Lehigh Valley. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bryden Horse Shoe Works
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(approx. half a mile away); Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away); David Thomas (approx. 0.6 miles away); Crane Iron Works (approx. 0.7 miles away); Davies and Thomas Company (approx. 1.1 miles away); Dery Silk Mill (approx. 1.1 miles away); Biery's Port (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Wagon House (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Catasauqua.
 
John F. Kennedy Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 8, 2025
2. John F. Kennedy Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 9, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 9, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 114 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 9, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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