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The John Crain Kunkel and Katherine Smoot Kunkel Memorial

 
 
The John Crain Kunkel and Katherine Smoot Kunkel Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, March 15, 2008
1. The John Crain Kunkel and Katherine Smoot Kunkel Memorial Marker
Inscription. In memory of U.S. Congressman John Crain Kunkel and Katherine Smoot Kunkel for their many years of service and dedication to the community.
 
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics.
 
Location. 40° 15.744′ N, 76° 53.32′ W. Marker is in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in Dauphin County. It is in the Capitol District. It is at the intersection of N. Front Street and State Street, on the right when traveling south on N. Front Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 State St, Harrisburg PA 17113, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and 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: J. Donald Cameron (within shouting distance of this marker); J. Donald Cameron Mansion (within shouting distance of this marker); Genevieve Blatt (1913 - 1996) (within shouting distance of this marker); William Maclay Mansion (within shouting distance of this marker); Parish Church of St. Lawrence (Former) (within shouting distance of this marker); St. Michael’s Lutheran Church (within shouting distance of this marker); The Civic Club of Harrisburg (within shouting distance of this marker); William Maclay (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Harrisburg.
 
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 John Crain Kunkel - Wikipedia entry. (Submitted on March 16, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
 
Wide view of marker. image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, March 15, 2008
2. Wide view of marker.
Sculpture at Kunkel Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, March 15, 2008
3. Sculpture at Kunkel Monument
Waiting
by J. Seward Johnson, Jr.
sited by Sculpture Placement, Washington, D.C.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 22, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 16, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,200 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on March 16, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.
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