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Medal of Honor Tree Memorial

 
 
Medal of Honor Tree Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 20, 2026
1. Medal of Honor Tree Memorial
Inscription.
This tree dedicated by the Veterans Administration in 1976 to America's Medal of Honor recipients who helped make this bicentennial observance possible "by gallantry abo ve and beyond the call of duty"
 
Erected 1976 by U.S. Department of Veterans Aministration.
 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military. In addition, it is included in the Medal of Honor Recipients series list.
 
Location. 39° 36.681′ N, 75° 33.303′ W. Memorial is in Pennsville Township, New Jersey, in Salem County. It is in Pennsville. It is on Cemetery Road 0.7 miles north of Fort Mott Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 456 Fort Mott Rd, Pennsville NJ 08070, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Wilmington, in South Jersey, and in Greater Philadelphia. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and
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the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Confederate Burials in the National Cemetery (a few steps from this marker); Finn's Point National Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); A National Cemetery System (within shouting distance of this marker); Address by President Lincoln (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Union Monument (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route (about 300 feet away); a different marker also named Finn's Point National Cemetery (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pennsville Township.
 
Medal of Honor Tree Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 20, 2026
2. Medal of Honor Tree Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 4, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 4, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 4 times since then. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 4, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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Oct. 10, 2026