Tabernacle Township in Burlington County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Monument
Photographed by Deb Hartshorn, August 30, 2010
1. Monument Marker
Captain Emilio Carranza fell to his death while returning to Mexico on good will flight 1928. Pennies of Mexican children.
Erected by Tabernacle Township.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Peace. A significant historical year for this entry is 1928.
Location. 39° 46.644′ N, 74° 37.94′ W. Marker is near Tabernacle, New Jersey, in Burlington County. It is in Tabernacle Township. It is on Carranza Road 4.4 miles south of Forked Neck Road/Bozarthtown Road, on the right when traveling south. The marker is in Wharton State Forest. Carranza Road is paved. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Vincentown NJ 08088, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in New Jersey’s South Jersey, in the Pine Barrens, and in Greater Philadelphia. It is also in the American Northeast and in the 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 New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Carranza Memorial (here, next to this marker); Site of Stamping Mill (approx. 2.8 miles away); Cemetery (approx. 3.6 miles away); The Cultivated Blueberry Industry (approx. 4 miles away); Site of African M.E. Church (approx. 4.3 miles away); Indian Ann (approx. 4.6 miles away); Speedwell (approx. 4.8 miles away); Pic-A-Lilli Inn (approx. 5½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tabernacle.
Also see . . . Emilio Carranza. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on September 6, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
this page online
Photographed by Deb Hartshorn, August 30, 2010
2. Monument Marker and Monument in the distance
via Wikipedia, 1917
3. Emilio Carranza
via San Diego Air & Space Museum, unknown
4. "Excelsior" - Mexico
"Captain Carranza was flying the 'Mexico-Excelsior' aircraft, a Ryan Brougham Monoplane built in San Diego, California by the B. F. Mahoney Aircraft Corporation, and which was very similar to the famed Spirit of St. Louis."
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 31, 2010, by Deb Hartshorn of Burlington County, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 978 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 31, 2010, by Deb Hartshorn of Burlington County, New Jersey. 3, 4. submitted on February 26, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
