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Pennsylvania Railroad Veterans Memorial

 
 
Pennsylvania Railroad Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 4, 2025
1. Pennsylvania Railroad Veterans Memorial
Inscription. "In memory of the men and women of the Pennsylvania Railroad and our community who laid down their lives for our country. Let all Who pass here remember remember those who served in times of peril and whose bravery kept our nation strong and free."
 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: MilitaryRailroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) series list.
 
Location. 39° 58.489′ N, 75° 11.193′ W. Memorial is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Brewerytown. It is at the intersection of West Girard Avenue and North 31st Street, on the left when traveling west on West Girard Avenue. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 3038 W Girard Ave, Philadelphia PA 19130, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southeast Pennsylvania. 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, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 29th Ward Memorial (here, next to this marker); Morton McMichael (approx. 0.2 miles away); Central Terrace (approx. Ό mile away); James A. Garfield Monument (approx. Ό mile away); South Terrace (approx. Ό mile away); North Terrace (approx. Ό mile away); Girard Avenue Bridge (approx. 0.3 miles away); Joe Burk (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.
 
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Pennsylvania Railroad Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 4, 2025
2. Pennsylvania Railroad Veterans Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 6, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 122 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 6, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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