Wrightsville in York County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Flame of Freedom
Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, January 26, 2008
1. Flame of Freedom Marker
Erected in observance of the 50th anniversary of the American Legion by Post 469 Wrightsville, Penna. on May 30, 1969.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 40° 1.508′ N, 76° 32.031′ W. Memorial is in Wrightsville, Pennsylvania, in York County. It is at the intersection of N. Fourth Street and Lincoln Highway (Pennsylvania Route 462), in the median on N. Fourth Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Wrightsville PA 17368, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, in the Susquehanna Valley, and in Greater Harrisburg. 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 and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: U.S.S. Maine Memorial (here, next to this marker); 1861 - 1865 (a few steps from this marker); Ham, Eggs, and Confederates (about 500 feet away); The Union Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Springetsbury Manor (approx. Ό mile away); Wrightsville (approx. Ό mile away); American Legion Monument (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wrightsville.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Hosting the Invader (was about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
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Photographed by Eric Milask, July 4, 2010
2. Sidewalk View
Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, January 26, 2008
3. Full view of Flame of Freedom Monument
Located in Constitution Square.
Photographed by Eric Milask, July 4, 2010
4. Eternal Flame
Credits. This page was last revised on May 15, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 30, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,547 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 30, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 2. submitted on July 13, 2010, by Eric Milask of Cherry Hill, New Jersey. 3. submitted on January 30, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 4. submitted on July 13, 2010, by Eric Milask of Cherry Hill, New Jersey.
