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Marcus Hook in Delaware County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Marcus Hook, PA

1956

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Marcus Hook, PA Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 25, 2026
1. Marcus Hook, PA Memorial
Inscription. This memorial is dedicated to all residents of the 4th Ward who served their country in World War II and the Korean Conflict and especially to those who made the supreme sacrifice "so that government of the poeple by the people and for the people shall not perish from the earth."
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, KoreanWar, World II.
 
Location. 39° 49.31′ N, 75° 24.73′ W. Memorial is in Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania, in Delaware County. It is at the intersection of Plaza Street and 10th Street on Plaza Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 8 Plaza St, Marcus Hook PA 19061, 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, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: American Viscose Co. (a few steps from this marker); The Factory and the Village (a few steps from this marker); Marcus Hook World War I Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Marcus Hook World War II Veterans (approx. 0.3 miles away); James B. ‘Mickey’ Vernon (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Marcus Hook (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Refining Industry along the Delaware River (approx. half a mile away); The Soldier and Sailor Walk Memorial (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marcus Hook.
 
Marcus Hook, PA Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 25, 2026
2. Marcus Hook, PA Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 26, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 26, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 4 times since then. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 26, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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Jul. 31, 2026