East Germantown in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Soldiers of the War of 1812
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 3, 2011
1. Soldiers of the War of 1812 Marker
of the War of 1812
who lie in upper Germantown Burying Ground
Philadelphia
William Crout George Knorr Jacob K. Knorr Lewis Lehman John Nell John Poulson Frederick Scheetz Edward Snyder Michael Snyder George Streeper Jermiah Trout
Erected 1946 by Stephen Decatur Chapter – U.S. Daughters of 1812.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War of 1812. In addition, it is included in the United States Daughters of 1812, National Society series list.
Location. 40° 2.633′ N, 75° 10.873′ W. Memorial is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in East Germantown. It is on Germantown Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Marker is at the entrance to the Germantown Upper Burying Ground. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 6326 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia PA 19144, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Southeast Pennsylvania. 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Revolutionary Soldiers Buried Here (here, next to this marker); The Upper Burial Ground (here, next to this marker); The Concord School House (a few steps from this marker); Johnson House Historic Site
this page online
Also see . . . Upper Burying Ground. Historic Germantown website. (Submitted on September 5, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 3, 2011
2. Markers at the Upper Germantown Burying Ground
Several markers are found at the entrance to the
Upper Burying Ground in Germantown. The Soldiers of the War of 1812 Markers is seen here on the right.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 3, 2011
3. Marker on Germantown Avenue
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 3, 2011
4. Soldiers Graves in the Upper Burying Ground
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 5, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,182 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 5, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
