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Lest We Forget

 
 
Lest We Forget Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, March 15, 2008
1. Lest We Forget Marker
Inscription. This statue erected by grateful parents of soldier sons in honor of those living and dead who served in the World War.

This boulder from the foot of Round Top, Battlefield of Gettysburg
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
 
Location. 40° 16.024′ N, 76° 53.53′ W. Memorial is in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in Dauphin County. It is in Midtown. It is at the intersection of North Front Street and Cumberland Street, on the right when traveling south on North Front Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1125 N Front St, Harrisburg PA 17102, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, and in the Susquehanna Valley. 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: Sunken Gardens (here, next to this marker); Firefighters' Memorial Monument (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); J. Horace McFarland (about 400 feet away); “Never Again” (about 600 feet away); Paxtang Manor (approx. 0.2 miles away); Green Street Residences (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mira Lloyd Dock Residence (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Old Waterworks (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Harrisburg.
 
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World War I Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, March 15, 2008
2. World War I Monument
Lest We Forget Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Dan Reynard, September 11, 2021
3. Lest We Forget Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 28, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 16, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,982 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 16, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.   3. submitted on May 18, 2022, by Dan Reynard of Bellevue, Wisconsin.
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Jun. 15, 2026