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Alvin Keenan Memorial Light

 
 
Alvin Keenan Memorial Light Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 6, 2025
1. Alvin Keenan Memorial Light Marker
Inscription. In 1921 a light was installed to honor a Brunswick native Alvin Keenan killed in the line of duty during WW I. In October 2009, a replacement light was installed to continue this honor. The local American Legion Steadman-Keenan is named in honor of this gentleman.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Fraternal or Sororal OrganizationsPatriots & PatriotismWar, World I. A significant historical month for this entry is October 2009.
 
Location. 39° 18.789′ N, 77° 37.517′ W. Marker is in Brunswick, Maryland, in Frederick County. It is on East A Street east of 1st Avenue, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 103 E A St, Brunswick MD 21716, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area and in Central Maryland. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: World War II Memorial (here, next to this marker); WWI Veterans Poppy Bed (within shouting distance of this marker); M-5 "JEB Stuart" Tank (within shouting distance of this marker); Harold Steadman Memorial Light (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); East Potomac Street and Square Corner (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Horine's Drug Store
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(about 400 feet away); From Dirt Path to Main Street (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brunswick.
 
The Alvin Keenan Memorial Light image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 6, 2025
2. The Alvin Keenan Memorial Light
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 6, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 94 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on December 6, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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