Upper Merion Township near Wayne in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Maine
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 20, 2010
1. Maine Marker
To commemorate the officers and men from that part of New England now known as the State of Maine who served in Massachusetts regiments in the Continental Army under Washington at Valley Forge in the winter of 1777 – 8 sharing the hardships there endured.
is erected by the State of Maine
under the auspices of the Maine Society of the Sons
of the American Revolution.
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Erected 1907 by State of Maine, SAR.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1777.
Location. 40° 5.616′ N, 75° 26.039′ W. Memorial is near Wayne, Pennsylvania, in Montgomery County. It is in Upper Merion Township. It is on Outer Line Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 533 Joseph Plumb Martin Trail, Wayne PA 19087, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Greater Philadelphia. 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 walking distance of this marker: DeKalb's Division (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named DeKalbs Division (approx. 0.2 miles away); Massachusetts Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); Glovers Brigade (approx. 0.2 miles away); Freemasons of Pennsylvania
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Also see . . . Valley Forge National Historical Park. National Park Service website. (Submitted on March 20, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 20, 2010
2. Marker in Valley Forge
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 20, 2010
3. Maine Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 20, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,948 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 20, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
