Lawndale in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
John Washington Whitaker
Co. G. 5th Penn. Cav.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 4, 2025
1. John Washington Whitaker Marker
February 22. 1840
Killed at
Williamsburg. Va.
September 10. 1862
A willing sacrifice in
defence of his country
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil.
Location. 40° 3.274′ N, 75° 5.218′ W. Memorial is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Lawndale. It can be reached from Longshore Avenue. Monument is in the Trinity Church Oxford graveyard. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 603 Longshore Avenue, Philadelphia PA 19111, 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:
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 4, 2025
2. John Washington Whitaker Epitaph
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 4, 2025
3. John Washington Whitaker Monument
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 4, 2025
4. John Washington Whitaker Monument
Credits. This page was last revised on July 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 5, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 111 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 5, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
