Logan Square in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Aero Memorial Pillar
Aviator Park
| | Memorial to the aviators of Pennsylvania killed in action | |
Photographed by Keith S Smith, December 18, 2011
1. Aero Memorial Pillar Marker
Memorial
World War I
1917–1918
Erected 1950 by Fairmont Park Art Association.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, World I. A significant historical year for this entry is 1918.
Location. 39° 57.487′ N, 75° 10.322′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Logan Square. It is on Benjamin Franklin Parkway, on the left when traveling east. This marker is directly accross from the front steps of The Franklin Institute. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 222 N 20th St, Philadelphia PA 19103, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker 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: Aero Memorial (here, next to this marker); The Franklin National Memorial / A Grand Cultural Boulevard (a few steps from this marker); All Wars Memorial to Colored Soldiers and Sailors (within shouting distance of this marker); The Franklin Institute (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named All Wars Memorial to Colored Soldiers and Sailors (within shouting distance of this marker); 1914-1918 Tribute Trees (within shouting distance of
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More about this marker. The marker itself is a work of art
Also see . . .
1. Philadelphia Public Art. (Submitted on December 29, 2011, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania.)
2. American Flier, Julian Biddle Killed in France – News Story. (Submitted on December 29, 2011, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania.)
3. Aviator Norton Downs Jr. Burial Site. Norton Downs was the great-great-great grandson of Declaration of Independence Signer Thomas McKean. (Submitted on December 29, 2011, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania.)
4. Aero Memorial (1948) by Paul Manship (1885 – 1966). "Association for Public Art" entry. (Submitted on April 26, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Keith S Smith, December 18, 2011
2. Aero Memorial Marble Pillar
Photographed by Keith S Smith, December 18, 2011
3. Back of Aero Memorial Pillar - Aviators:
Richard Foulke Day
Norton Downs Jr.
Carl Christian Glanz
William Besse Kuen
Houston Woodward
Photographed by Keith S Smith, December 18, 2011
4. Back of Aero Memorial Pillar
Photographed by Keith S Smith, December 18, 2011
5. Aviators Wall
Photographed by Keith S Smith, December 18, 2011
6. Aviator Memorial stone reflection seating
Thou hast caught splendour from the sailless sea, and mystery from many stars outwatched.-
Stephen Phillips
Master and Maker, God of right the soldier dead are at thy gate who kept the spears of honour bright and freedom's house inviolate.-John Drinkwater
Photographed by Keith S Smith, December 18, 2011
7. Aero Memorial Pillar with The Franklin Institute as a backdrop
Photographed by Keith S Smith, December 18, 2011
8. Aero Memorial Pillar with Fairmont Park Art Logo visible
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 29, 2011, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 875 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on December 29, 2011, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
